SCRRF Machining Classes

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Probably 5 weeks of classes, 12 hours a week, possibly Tue, Fri and Sat, college credit, $11 charge, downtown LA at Los Angeles Trade Tech.
Team 1115 has made these classes available, and I don’t know how many of their team are going.
Beach Cities Robotics has 8 people going.

-----Original Message-----
From: david [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 5:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: FW: CNC Class Anyone?
Importance: High

could you forward this to your team.

David
-----Original Message-----
From: david [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 4:24 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: CNC Class Anyone?
Importance: High

Hey its david.

For those of you who don’t know me, your team did me a favor by sending me to phoenix with you. This class comming up is how to learn to CNC, i think. Anyway, its for my search and Rescue robot team, but we need a lot more people to make it a class, so anyone is welcome. It appears it is during the school year, within these last 6 weeks. Read ahead and tell me if you are interested. Include your Names/phone number/email adress so I can tell you the times you need to come.

David
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 1:51 PM
To: Scarabs
Cc: Ian
Subject: [Scarabs] IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! Team info - Please Read
Importance: High

Everyone!

Ian and I went to Los Angeles Trade Tech EARLY this morning (I’ve been up since
5 am for you…you BETTER appreciate it!!!) :slight_smile:

We had a great meeting with Instructor Steve Shibuya. Turns out he’s already interested
in search and rescue robots, and is MORE than happy to assist us! Currently, he’s going
to machine the motor pod plates (by tomorrow? TBD), so we can start assembling
our drive trains. AND!!! He’s willing to CREATE A CLASS for you so YOU can
learn how to use the machines and DO THE MACHINING YOURSELF!!!

Here’s the GOOD NEWS about this:

5-week course;
you’ll earn college credit;
FREE (to the H.S. students. Adults will have to pay, but it will still be cheap. And
everyone will have to pay an $11 health fee.);
you’ll be covered under the school’s liability policy (this is the ONLY way they’ll
let you touch any of the machinery); and
Mr. Shibuya will ask other engineers to assist us in our robot build.
Here are the challenges:

we’re talking 12 classroom hours per week…tentatively Tuesday evenings,
Friday afternoon / evenings, and/or Saturdays. Check your schedule, and
let me know if / how you could work in 12 hours of class time.
the school will want at least 25 people to participate in the class. (No, we
don’t have to make them all members of the team). Invite ANYONE you
know that is interested in RoboCup, US FIRST, etc.
the school is downtown, near Washington and Flower, so transportation could
be an issue;
both your parents AND your school (e.g. a counselor) have to sign off on it.

I KNOW, with finals coming up for many of you, the timing is rough. Consider, though,
that we’d have to put in the build time anyway…might as well do it at a well-equipped
facility, surrounded by experts, and get college credit for the effort!

I VALUE YOUR FEEDBACK. How will this work for you?

Mike

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Who can we contact about these classes?

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*Originally posted by Lt. Smidgie *
**Who can we contact about these classes? **

David Litwak

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ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
ALL ROBOTICS STUDENTS & TEACHERS (and anyone else interested):

Want to learn about ROBOTICS?
For FREE?
While building a SEARCH AND RESCUE ROBOT?
And get COLLEGE CREDIT?

Here’s an EXCELLENT opportunity to learn about mechanical design,
CAD, machining, drive train, power systems, programming, etc.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) is creating two FREE*
summer courses, starting JUNE 17TH! You’ll earn one unit of COLLEGE
CREDIT per course! And you’ll assist the Scarabs RoboCup Team
(www.scarabs.org) in constructing a SEARCH AND RESCUE ROBOT,
to compete against some of the top robotics scientists in the world!

BUT… you’ve got to HURRY!!!

These are INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON courses: two 5-week sessions,
12 class hours per week. Times will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
6:30 – 9:30 pm, and Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

IMPORTANT: for these courses to happen, the registrar at LATTC needs
at least 25 students to pre-register for each class. To pre-register, please
email your name, mailing address and social security number**
IMMEDIATELY to Michael Randall (mentor for the Harvard Westlake
Saracens US FIRST team #1148, and Team Coordinator for the Scarabs
RoboCup search and rescue team).

TO REGISTER: Registration forms will be mailed to you. Students under
18 will need permission from both their parents and their school to attend.

SPACE IS LIMITED! PRE-REGISTER NOW to save your space!

Michael Randall
[email protected]

*Each course is FREE for high school students; adults will pay $11.
There is an $11 health fee for both students and adults.

**LATTC uses your Social Security number as your student ID. If you do
not want to use your Social Security number, provide your phone number –
you’ll be contacted to make other arrangements.

DIRECTIONS TO THE LOS ANGELES TRADE - TECHNICAL COLLEGE (LATTC):

400 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
90015-4108, US

The classes will be held in Building F (SE corner of Washington Blvd. and
Flower St. If you’re headed south on Grand, turn right on Washington,
CROSS Flower St. (no left turn allowed there), make a U-turn at the next
intersection, then turn right on Flower and park on the street. (Metered
parking, $0.25 per hour – BRING QUARTERS!)

Enter either through the main entrance on Washington St., or through the
Automotive Technology loading dock (nearest the Washington / Flower
intersection).

ON THE BLUE LINE, station #3, Grand Ave. (Literally at LATTC’s main
entrance). For information call 1-800-2LA-RIDE.

The instructors assure me that this is a safe neighborhood, even at night.
The streets are clean and well-lit. Parking is available very close to the
building entrances.

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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 1:13 PM
Subject: [RoboEducators] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LATTC ROBOTICS
CLASSES

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LATTC ROBOTICS CLASSES:

Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) is creating two FREE*
summer robotics courses, starting JUNE 17TH! This is an EXCELLENT
opportunity to learn about robotics, with a strong emphasis on
manufacturing.
And you’ll assist the Scarabs RoboCup Team ( www.scarabs.org
<http://www.scarabs.org> ) in
constructing a SEARCH AND RESCUE ROBOT, to compete against some
of the top robotics scientists in the world!

BUT… you’ve got to HURRY!!! SPACE IS LIMITED, and the response
has been STRONG!! PRE-REGISTER NOW to save your space!

Course information:
· These are INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON courses: two 5-week sessions,
12 class hours per week.
· Times will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, and
Saturdays, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
· *The course is FREE for high school students; adults will pay $11.
There is an additional $11 health fee for both students and adults.
· High school students will earn BOTH COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL
CREDIT. To waive the $11 course fee and receive H.S. credit, they must

 have their      school sign off on their registration form.  Forms will

be mailed
to students after pre-registration is complete.
· All participants completing course requirements will earn one unit of
COLLEGE
CREDIT per 5-week course.
· AGE RANGE: 15 to adult. Students under the age of 15 will be accepted

 ONLY if accompanied one-on-one by a parent or legal guardian during the

 entire class time.

· Course topics include (but are not limited to):

o CAD
o CNC
o Lathing
o Milling
o Drilling
o Other shop skills
o Physics
o Electronics
o Computer programming
o Sensor interfacing
o Mechanical design
o Electrical systems

· Students will be free to focus on topics they are interested in.
· Some class time may be missed or made up, at the instructor’s
discretion.
· PLEASE keep in mind that these are INTRODUCTORY courses - you’re not
going to be an expert in ANY of these skills, even if you attend both
five-week
sessions.
· To pre-register, please email your name, mailing address and social
security number**
IMMEDIATELY to Michael Randall (mentor for the Harvard Westlake
Saracens
US FIRST team #1148, and Team Coordinator for the Scarabs RoboCup
search
and rescue team).
· **LATTC uses your Social Security number as your student ID. If you do
not
want to use your Social Security number, provide your phone number -
you’ll be
contacted to make other arrangements.
· For these courses to happen, the registrar at LATTC needs at least 25
students to
pre-register for each class by JUNE 9TH! (Considering the strong
response so far,
I do not think this will be a problem).
· TO REGISTER: Registration forms will be mailed to you. Students under
18 will
need permission from both their parents and their school to attend.

Michael Randall
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

DIRECTIONS TO THE LOS ANGELES TRADE - TECHNICAL COLLEGE (LATTC):

400 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
90015-4108

The classes will be held in Building F (SE corner of Washington Blvd. and
Flower St.
If you’re headed south on Grand, turn right on Washington, CROSS Flower St.
(no left turn allowed there), make a U-turn at the next intersection, then
turn right on
Flower and park on the street. (Metered parking, $0.25 per hour - BRING
QUARTERS!)

Enter either through the main entrance on Washington St., or through the
Automotive
Technology loading dock (nearest the Washington / Flower intersection).

ON THE BLUE LINE, station #3, Grand Ave. (Literally at LATTC’s main
entrance).
For information call 1-800-2LA-RIDE.

The instructors assure me that this is a safe neighborhood, even at night.
The streets are
clean and well-lit. Parking is available very close to the building
entrances.

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ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

PRE-REGISTER NOW!!!

Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) is creating two FREE*
summer robotics courses, starting JUNE 17TH! This is an EXCELLENT
opportunity to learn about robotics, with a strong emphasis on manufacturing.
And you’ll assist the Scarabs RoboCup Team ( www.scarabs.org ) in
constructing a SEARCH AND RESCUE ROBOT, to compete against some
of the top robotics scientists in the world!

AT LEAST 10 MORE PEOPLE NEED TO PRE-REGISTER BY WED.
JUNE 11 FOR THESE CLASSES TO HAPPEN. Call your friends!
Forward this to everyone you know! THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY!

Course information:
· These are INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON courses: two 5-week sessions,
12 class hours per week.
· Times will be Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, and
Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.
· *The course is FREE for high school students; adults will pay $11.
There is an additional $11 health fee for both students and adults.
· High school students will earn BOTH COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL
CREDIT. To waive the $11 course fee and receive H.S. credit, they must
have their school sign off on their registration form. Forms will be mailed
to students after pre-registration is complete.
· All participants completing course requirements will earn one unit of COLLEGE
CREDIT per 5-week course.
· AGE RANGE: 15 to adult. Students under the age of 15 will be accepted
ONLY if accompanied one-on-one by a parent or legal guardian during the
entire class time.
· Course topics include (but are not limited to):

o CAD
o CNC
o Lathing
o Milling
o Drilling
o Other shop skills
o Physics
o Electronics
o Computer programming
o Sensor interfacing
o Mechanical design
o Electrical systems

· Students will be free to focus on topics they are interested in.
· Some class time may be missed or made up, at the instructor’s discretion.
· PLEASE keep in mind that these are INTRODUCTORY courses – you’re not
going to be an expert in ANY of these skills, even if you attend both five-week
sessions.
· To pre-register, please email your name, mailing address, phone number and
social security number** IMMEDIATELY to Michael Randall (mentor for the
Harvard Westlake Saracens US FIRST team #1148, and Team Coordinator for the
Scarabs RoboCup search and rescue team).
· **LATTC uses your Social Security number as your student ID. If you do not
want to use your Social Security number, provide your phone number – you’ll be
contacted to make other arrangements.
· TO REGISTER: Registration forms will be mailed to you. Students under 18 will
need permission from both their parents and their school to attend.

Michael Randall
[email protected]

DIRECTIONS TO THE LOS ANGELES TRADE - TECHNICAL COLLEGE (LATTC):

400 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
90015-4108

The classes will be held in Building F (SE corner of Washington Blvd. and Flower St.
If you’re headed south on Grand, turn right on Washington, CROSS Flower St.
(no left turn allowed there), make a U-turn at the next intersection, then turn right on
Flower and park on the street. (Metered parking, $0.25 per hour – BRING QUARTERS!)

Enter either through the main entrance on Washington St., or through the Automotive
Technology loading dock (nearest the Washington / Flower intersection).

ON THE BLUE LINE, station #3, Grand Ave. (Literally at LATTC’s main entrance).
For information call 1-800-2LA-RIDE.

The instructors assure me that this is a safe neighborhood, even at night. The streets are
clean and well-lit. Parking is available very close to the building entrances.

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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 11:45 PM
To: RoboEd
Subject: [RoboEducators] LATTC ROBOTICS CLASS CANCELLED
Importance: High

Everyone (especially those who pre-registered):

I am VERY sad to report that the robotics summer classes at LATTC have been cancelled.
Due to California State budget cuts, the school simply doesn’t have the money…for now. This
came as a BIG surprise (and disappointment) to me today – it seemed like “all systems go”.
My sincere apologies to you for any inconvenience or disappointment this news may cause.
I did everything I could.

Your response has been tremendous - 30 people pre-registered, with more expressing
interest. I’ll continue to work with LATTC officials through the summer to create a
fall course, starting in September. (One night a week). For those of you who pre-registered,
I’ll keep your info on file (with your permission), and notify you of course details as they
become available.

In the meantime, please visit our team website: www.scarabs.org , for updates on the
progress of our search-and-rescue robot. (One of the instructors at LATTC is machining
the parts for us). Better yet, I invite you to attend our team meetings and lend your
assistance!

Thank you again for your interest and support. I will keep you informed re. future classes.

Michael Randall
Team Coordinator
The Scarabs RoboCup Team

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