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That red powdercoated sprocket was a really nice gift!
05-20-2010 08:00 PM
AcesJamesUhhhhhh....Hmmmm....You visited the Sinclair Sprockets?

05-20-2010 08:06 PM
apalrd
Simbotics. Who else would be from governor simcoe and red?
05-20-2010 09:01 PM
BrendanBA new tourist attraction?!?!
So jealous of you right now Chris!
05-20-2010 10:43 PM
Andrew Schreiber|
A new tourist attraction?!?!
So jealous of you right now Chris! |
05-20-2010 11:21 PM
Karibou
Words cannot explain my jealousy...
Andrew - I think that most of us are jealous because we have no way of getting to that area 
05-20-2010 11:23 PM
BrendanB|
Why are you jealous? If you are going to be in the area I'm sure that 1114 would gladly give you a tour if you asked nicely.
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Hence why I'm not going to Beantown this weekend again!

| Andrew - I think that most of us are jealous because we have no way of getting to that area |
05-20-2010 11:30 PM
Phoenix Spud|
If my parents let me I'll take my 15 passenger van and pick up FIRSTers on my way up there deal?
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05-20-2010 11:58 PM
Rion Atkinson
05-21-2010 12:16 AM
BrendanB
05-21-2010 04:15 AM
Lil' Lavery
The sprocket should be shaped like a maple leaf.
05-21-2010 04:42 AM
Tom BottiglieriThey know how to powdercoat in Canada?
05-21-2010 06:39 AM
O'Sancheski
05-21-2010 07:18 AM
Jared Russell
05-21-2010 07:58 AM
GarryU... and electricity! We even have electricity.
05-21-2010 10:17 AM
Pjohn1959
Yea, but they still talk funny... eh
05-21-2010 10:23 AM
Andrew Schreiber
05-21-2010 11:25 AM
rsisk|
If my parents let me I'll take my 15 passenger van and pick up FIRSTers on my way up there deal?
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05-21-2010 12:31 PM
GaryVoshol
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Yes, but electricity provided by hundreds of thousands of hamsters running in little wheels. Folks think the oil spill is bad, wait until those hamsters get loose!
No, seriously folks, Canada is a great place. I hear they are working on building a second road. |
05-21-2010 03:12 PM
BrendanB
05-21-2010 08:31 PM
Dan Richardson
05-21-2010 08:40 PM
Karibou
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Okay West Coast passengers are responsible to split the gas money! But what is better than a plane ride with FIRSTers? A road trip with FIRSTers!
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05-21-2010 09:56 PM
JaneYoung
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Actually, wouldn't it be really neat if we arranged a cross-country road trip, online? Set a course from west to east, and do photo-tours of each team's workspace on the way.
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05-21-2010 10:41 PM
JaneYoung
If you stretched the idea a little further, it could encompass and include the teams' workspaces, globally. Kind of like elastic - thinking, I mean.
05-21-2010 11:12 PM
Akash Rastogi
05-22-2010 01:16 PM
Phreadumb
Victoria Day... I wonder if everyone gets the day off?
05-22-2010 02:25 PM
Karibou
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If you stretched the idea a little further, it could encompass and include the teams' workspaces, globally. Kind of like elastic - thinking, I mean.
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05-22-2010 03:08 PM
JaneYoung
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Australia to Israel and everything in between?
Lovely, I have a cool idea, and don't even know how to begin to organize it... |
Their shops/work spaces - could help tell some amazing stories and provide common ground.
05-23-2010 07:43 PM
Chris is meI'll go ahead and clarify things a bit here. 
After my family got out of college this year, we took a short family trip up to the Niagara Falls region and St. Catharines. Upon hearing about this, 1114 graciously offered me a tour of their school's shop. For an hour, instead of paying too much for tourist attractions the next town over, I got a student-guided tour of 1114's shop and robots past and present. (I don't know where the mentors were hiding, but not in the shop...)
It was a very inspiring experience, but not quite in the way you'd think. Without going into every detail, I can just say it's apparent 1114 is the product of pure dedication, hard work, and strong leadership rather than ridiculous resources. That's the magic of the Simbot program. I wish I could engage student leaders like they do. Must be a Canadian thing.
(Now I just have to convince my family to vacation in Greenville, TX!
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