11-02-2009 09:40

Herodotus

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We all know what this means. There will be at least one robot this year that can drive on walls.

11-02-2009 09:48

Elgin Clock

Re: pic: 330's build area

Do you work in a locker room or shower stall or something??

11-02-2009 10:22

Joe Ross

Re: pic: 330's build area

Close, a freezer.

11-02-2009 10:33

Herodotus

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That explains why our teams work so well together.

11-02-2009 12:25

ShaneP

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Haha.. you know it!

We've worked in this area for the past 2 years, and it wasn't until a week or so ago that Joe actually noticed the wall material... now we get a free supply :-D

11-02-2009 13:16

Andrew Schreiber

Re: pic: 330's build area

Wait, you work in the Midwest?

11-02-2009 13:18

MrForbes

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In California there are special rooms that are used to store cold stuff...putting cold stuff outside doesn't work, because it warms up.

11-02-2009 13:46

JaneYoung

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Is the freezer in the grocery store warehouse? I love hearing about that place.

11-02-2009 13:54

ShaneP

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Yes, it's in the back of an old Albertson's building. We use the lockable freezers for tools and robot storage, since it's not just us that use the facility. It's a dungeon back there :-D

11-02-2009 14:59

EricH

Re: pic: 330's build area

I seem to recall that back in 2007, we had a team meeting or two in there, as it was the warmest area in the shop that could fit everyone. There were warmer areas, but they aren't big enough. (And the programmers were in there most of the time...)

Ironic, isn't it, that a freezer is the warmest area in a shop?

11-02-2009 19:49

roboticWanderor

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not really, freezers are well insulated, so as long as they are not hooked up to a cooling unit, and filled with warm bodies, it would seem that they would warm up pretty nicely!

11-02-2009 20:34

Xoid

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lol is that regolith wall?!?!??!! =P

11-02-2009 20:39

seanl

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the walls in our school bathrooms are also made of the regolith material but we cant take it off the walls because that would be vandalism.

11-02-2009 21:07

JaneYoung

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[joke] Well, now there's a thought - when we think of vandalizing school bathrooms we think about graffiti normally - now we're discussing removal of whole walls as vandalism. We're such overachievers...

Jane's thought bubble:

"Well, you see sir, we wanted to remove the wall and turn it into the floor for our robot. I know this isn't quite possibly making sense but if you would like to come to our upcoming competition, we'd be glad to show you what a bathroom wall can do when put to good use as a floor." [/joke]

ok, where's my coffee?

11-02-2009 21:42

Rick TYler

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Oh, sure, you have a freezer to work in. All we have is a dorm mini-fridge...

12-02-2009 02:19

AndyB

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Jane... you are awesome.

That is all.