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Friday, January 12th, 2007
1 week gone
Week 1 of build season is almost over, and with it the end of intersession. Today we were successful in prototyping a working manipulator. It was a good end to intersession, and a good start for the build season.
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
Prototyping
Yesterday, we discussed a few of the different ideas there were that we could prototype. We talked a lot about what type of arm we should use, and also about what type of claw/gripper. We came up with a few different ideas that would be good to prototype. Today, we will begin prototyping those ideas.
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
Brainstorming
On Saturday, we learned what the game was for this year of FIRST. Once we were done cleaning up after the kickoff, we started coming up with different possible designs for the robot. A few people, including myself, thought that focusing on lifting other robots off the ground at the end of the match would […]
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Friday, January 5th, 2007
The day before kickoff
Hello, my name is Patrick Mullany and I am currently a junior at HTH. I joined FIRST because I have always had an interest in engineering and technology. That, and the fact that I had many friends on the team. I hope to learn more about engineering while in this program and have fun while […]
