Favorite Robotics Quotes 2004

[greencactus3]

we need to cut some stuff off. go borrow a tool that might be faster than a hacksaw from one of those teams that seem to have everything they need.
...comes back with a reciprocating saw...
everyone>oh sweet!! now cut here!
.......
go give that back... or find a battery for it...


sorry, i know its not funny but hats because im a horrible writer. it was really funny at the time...

[GeorgeTheEng]

During the fall, I asked our drivers to if they would ike to come to Lockheed Martin because we were going to be showing off the robot at an event called "Women in Engineering day".

A few weeks later at an off season competition, one of the drivers (a 17 yr old boy)came up to me and said "When was the day you wanted me to be a woman?"

This would be the same driver who responded during a session on basic physics to the question, how much does a gallon of milk weigh with "$3.49"

[Rez648]

Our team motto is "No loose screws...we're all nuts!" Well, one of our coaches gathered the team around to practice the cheer (One student would say "No Loose Screws!" while the rest of the team would respond, "We're All Nuts!") and the coach says, "Okay, let's try it. No loose nuts, we're all screwed!" And of course, everyone burst out laughing and we haven't let him forget about that mistake.

[cazbar171]

After the first practice match:

"No wonder it wasn't moving. The PWMs weren't plugged in."

(and yes, it was the programmer's fault)

[Beth Sweet]

Originally Posted by soezgg

"measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an axe, this is not an exact science" ...

i dont remember where i saw that

In the spotlights on top of Cheif Delphi. Jim Meyer, one of our mentors, said it.