Kamen to unveil "IT" at 2002 nationals

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Posted by Jeffrey at 03/14/2001 10:01 PM EST


Student on team #173, RAGE robotics, from Rockville High School and UTRC.



One of the team members on #173 went up to Dean Kamen after the New England Regional. He asked the same question everbody else asks, but Dean said that he'll tell the world at next year's nationals. Has anybody else heard this?

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Posted by Jason Flanagan at 03/14/2001 11:14 PM EST


Student on team #250, Dynamos, from Shenendehowa HSE and General Electric, Verizon, .


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Posted by Jeffrey on 03/14/2001 10:01 PM EST:



are you sure this guy wasn't lieing to you? I mean I'm in full support that thats where he would do it that would be the perfect time for him to do it, but for him to tell a random kid and not the entire world when hes going to reveal the famous "IT"? I don't think so.

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Posted by mike oleary at 03/17/2001 2:40 PM EST


Student on team #419, rambots, from bc high and sponsors are overrated..go pocket-change robots!!!.


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Posted by Jason Flanagan on 03/14/2001 11:14 PM EST:



i heard the same thing from a lot of people so i kinda tend to believe it

: are you sure this guy wasn't lieing to you? I mean I'm in full support that thats where he would do it that would be the perfect time for him to do it, but for him to tell a random kid and not the entire world when hes going to reveal the famous "IT"? I don't think so.

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Posted by Lora Knepper at 03/14/2001 11:41 PM EST


Other on team #177, Bobcat Robotics - Adoptee, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells.


In Reply to: Kamen to unveil "IT" at 2002 nationals
Posted by Jeffrey on 03/14/2001 10:01 PM EST:



I heard it too at the UTC, but then- I think I heard it through the grapevine that started with RAGE ;o) I have a good feeling he'll do it at Nats 2002 though. It would be silly otherwise if you think about it!

~ lora

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Posted by Tim Baird at 03/15/2001 12:15 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


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Posted by Jeffrey on 03/14/2001 10:01 PM EST:



I just learned today that Dean Kamen will be at WPI on March 30th. It got me thinking, my birthday is on the 31st. Could he be coming with the secret agenda of giving me my own "IT" for my birthday present? Only time will tell.
Tim "I want an IT for my birthday" Baird

: One of the team members on #173 went up to Dean Kamen after the New England Regional. He asked the same question everbody else asks, but Dean said that he'll tell the world at next year's nationals. Has anybody else heard this?

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Posted by Justin Rolnick at 03/15/2001 2:06 AM EST


Student on team #702, Blue Streak, from Culver City High Robotics Magnet and Nasa/JPL.


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Posted by Tim Baird on 03/15/2001 12:15 AM EST:



Thats my Bday to.
Happy Bday to all of you almost April Fools Baby's.
Justin Rolnick
Team 702 Captain

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Posted by mike oleary at 03/17/2001 2:36 PM EST


Student on team #419, rambots, from bc high and sponsors are overrated..go pocket-change robots!!!.


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Posted by Justin Rolnick on 03/15/2001 2:06 AM EST:



my bros got to have the all time greatest birthday, at least for an irishman: st paddies day...my god hes gonna have an awesome college experiance...

: Thats my Bday to.
: Happy Bday to all of you almost April Fools Baby's.
: Justin Rolnick
: Team 702 Captain

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Posted by s_alaniz at 03/15/2001 12:34 AM EST


Other on team #57 from Houston Regional co-ordinator.


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Posted by Jeffrey on 03/14/2001 10:01 PM EST:



: One of the team members on #173 went up to Dean Kamen
after the New England Regional. He asked the same
question everbody else asks, but Dean said that he'll
tell the world at next year's nationals. Has anybody
else heard this?

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Posted by Justin at 03/15/2001 9:27 AM EST


Engineer on team #146, Blue Lightning, from none and The Blue Lightning Alumni Association.


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Posted by Jeffrey on 03/14/2001 10:01 PM EST:



What it's Dean's passion of all the projects he works on which does he feel is most important?? I think he has said numerous times it is FIRST without a doubt. He has also said that it the media should get thier priorities straight and stop IT chasing and start giving FIRST _real_ coverage. When I FIRST heard about the idea of him revealing IT at Nationals...it just fits. I mean think about it...if he tells the world that sometime durning FIRST nationals he will reveal IT. Basically he will have every major media outlet in the world descending upon the FIRST nationals and they will have no choice but to cover it. Free coverage for FIRST...it's the only way he would do it.

-Justin

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Posted by colleen - T190 at 03/15/2001 1:58 PM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


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Posted by Justin on 03/15/2001 9:27 AM EST:



It changes the way people think..

WE could design cities around it..

Take your robot into a couple pieces, it fits in duffel bags and can be assembled in 10mins, right??

Wishful thinking maybe..

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Posted by Jessica Boucher at 03/15/2001 2:39 PM EST


Student on team #237, Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown High School and Eastern Awning Systems & The Siemon Company.


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Posted by colleen - T190 on 03/15/2001 1:58 PM EST:



Wow! I used eom for the first time!

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Posted by Josh at 03/15/2001 5:41 PM EST


Engineer on team #419, Rambots, from Wentworth Institute of Technology.


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Posted by Jessica Boucher on 03/15/2001 2:39 PM EST:

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Posted by soap108 at 03/15/2001 3:23 PM EST


Engineer on team #108, SigmaC@T, from Dillard & Taravella HS and Motorola.


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Posted by colleen - T190 on 03/15/2001 1:58 PM EST:



Did Dean ever explicitly say the i-bot was not "IT"?

DEKA = first two letters of Dean and Kamen....

Take first and last letters from from "i-bot" and you have "IT"....

hmmmm...what if everyone already knows it, but doesn't know it.....naw, too easy?

?
KA



: It changes the way people think..

: WE could design cities around it..

: Take your robot into a couple pieces, it fits in duffel bags and can be assembled in 10mins, right??

: Wishful thinking maybe..

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Posted by mike oleary at 03/17/2001 2:34 PM EST


Student on team #419, rambots, from bc high and sponsors are overrated..go pocket-change robots!!!.


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Posted by colleen - T190 on 03/15/2001 1:58 PM EST:



hmmmmm...the criteria pretty much fits our bot in every possible way
does it have something to do with ninnies?
mike whos gonna stop thinking now before he hurts someone

: It changes the way people think..

: WE could design cities around it..

: Take your robot into a couple pieces, it fits in duffel bags and can be assembled in 10mins, right??

: Wishful thinking maybe..