Meebo and Robots

[Lil' Lavery]

When I logged onto Meebo earlier, the welcome message concerned FIRST.
Here's an except dealing with FIRST.

I’m a parent of a high schooler who’s on the local High School Robotics Team, part of the FIRST program. I supervise the robotics laboratory/classroom every Tuesday evening during "the build season," which starts in early January and lasts for about seven weeks. The lab computers usually have a browser open to Meebo when I arrive — which always thrills me.

I have interesting conversations with the team and have learned so many tidbits of information — like the difference between hydraulics (liquid) and pneumatics (air), that there are three different types of drill bits: wood, metal, and plastic (thanks Michael F), and that the room has to be ready for class before we leave at 9pm or Mr. Math Teacher gets angry.