PLTW Project: Don't You Hate It When...

[2560DawgDM]

Hey guys, this is Dakota, Saftey Captain for 2560. Im in an engineering design class and i need your help!! just complete the sentence "Dont you hate it when..." i need ideas for something to innovate! TY FOR THE HELP!

ill start. Dont you hate it when people on your team cant hear you talk during competition.

so just post situations that you hate to deal with. ill get back if its promising!!

Added for clarification:

Hey Guys. if i can make a bit of a change to what i was saying, id like for you to give me engineeriing things, or inconveniences in every day life. life your seal in your car not being the right shape, or your coffee cup spilling when you turn. things like that. all though i do love the robotics stuff im dreaming of kickoff!! Thanks again for ALL the help and suggestions!!!

[2560DawgDM]

Oh, and BTW. if we meet you guys during competitions we will report some gracious professionalism to the heads. this is a big help!

[Sean Schuff]

Sounds like Project Lead The Way Engineering Design and Development.

Sorry, I can't give you any ideas. I've got students of my own who will be doing this same activity today!

Good luck!! You've come to the right place for ideas.

[EricH]

Don't you just hate it when somebody doesn't read the requirements (and the updates/clarifications of the requirements)?

[Taylor]

Don't you hate it when tools are not in their correct spots?

[BLAQmx]

...when people don't read the getting started manual when they are getting started

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Don't you hate when the electrical team skips over the wire size section of the manual.

[Mr_I]

... the "indestructable" pieces (such as the power switch) breaks as you're heading to a match. (Couldn't break at a point when it could actually be fixed, no no no ...)

Originally Posted by BLAQmx

...when people don't read the getting started manual when they are getting started

Amen to that! Last year we spent over an hour in our robot design session discussing pulling moon rocks out of a trailer, and even when it was shown to be illegal there were some more similar suggestions.

[BrendanB]

when you spend an hour and a half designing where the electronics and battery are going and another team member comes up and says no, because these supports are going there, you spend 2 more hours redesigning it and when you report back to that person he says "i thought of the time you spent designing that and i changed the support design so... you're good with the original design".

All i could do was laugh... after i yelled WHAT!!!

[Jared Russell]

Don't you hate it when you can't find the droids you're looking for?

(but seriously...)

Don't you hate it when someone downloads code and then puts the robot out for a match without testing it - no matter how simple the change seemingly was?

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Jared341

Don't you hate it when someone downloads code and then puts the robot out for a match without testing it - no matter how simple the change seemingly was?

Dont you hate it when you are told you can't test code and you just have to put the robot out no matter how seemingly simple the change is?

[rtfgnow]

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[ttldomination]

Don't you hate it when...

...you have to queue, and the drive team is nowhere to be found.
...you don't have a part that you need.
...when you show up to competition and realize you forgot the trailer hitch.
...when 10 people show up to meetings, but 30 people show to competitions.
...when it hails...during competition...and that brings down field comms.


Have Fun.

[dragonrulr288]

when... People wont put on their safety glasses???
when... you cant find ANY of the 10 5/32 allen wrenches???
when... your friends complain that you talk about your team too much
when... they complain after you talk about ANOTHER team too much...
when... There is free time after robotics and you cant figure out what to do......

[BrendanB]

Oh,

when your robot goes out on the field at Championship with a mix mash of bumpers and fabrics only to find out when you go the pits that they left them in the crate.