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Unread 08-02-2008, 01:54
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The book is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/FIRST-Robots-B...2453415&sr=8-2
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Unread 08-02-2008, 08:41
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Page 204 is 1629!
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Unread 08-02-2008, 09:12
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The book is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/FIRST-Robots-B...2453415&sr=8-2
Any idea when this will be out?
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Any idea when this will be out?
Apparently April, 8 of this year. Should be available in the FIRST store in Atlanta as well, I believe.

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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Rockport Publishers (April 8, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592534112
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592534111
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Page 196 - Team 418!

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Re: FIRST look at....
yes two years in a row and we have got a suprise for this season too
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pic #44 if of TEAM 1086!!!!! thats deffinetly our amazing yellow school walls in the background!!!
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Team 1985 on page 50! That is a picture of our ramps in action. One of our students put together a powerpoint/movie to show how our ramps work so that people wouldn't mind using them. Alright, Zach!
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#146 is Sparky 384's wheel. Congrats to both 384 and 1086 for making it into the book. I can't wait to read the write ups.
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yea! the controller i designed and built. woo hoo! NI (our sponsor) LabVIEW ran the awesome dashboard software and simulated a virtual robot arm on screen for the driver and operator. it was wicked. the physical controller also provided a ergonomic and intuitive control for the operator. buy the book and read it to find out more
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page 20: 118
page 28: 173
page 36: 375
page 44: 1086
page 50: 1985
page 56: 1987
page 68: 25
page 76: 75
page 86: 111
page 96: 148
page 104: 330
page 112: 1126
page 120: 100
page 128: 190
page 138: 234
page 146: 384
page 152: 1114
page 158: 1714
page 168: 33
page 178: 40
page 186: 386
page 196: 418
page 204: 1629
page 210: 1731
page 220: 79
page 226: 357
page 234: 1100
page 242: 1319
page 250: 1448
page 258: 1612

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