Team Update: February 13, 2009 (Part 2)

For those who were on the team last year, hopefully you all remember the robot book we made up. For those who are new on the team, each year we make a book about the robot. We put as much information as we think is important in there. It is a great help when a judge asks you a question and you aren't sure of the answer and you know it's in there. It helps us be prepared which could possibly help us win an award.

Here is the breakdown of our topics and who has signed up for what:
Section 1: Drive System - Shelby
Section 2: Wiring - Sammy
Section 3: Pneumatics -
Section 4: Ball Collector - Mikey
Section 5: Dumping Mechanism - Christian
Section 6: Frame work - Ally/Shannon (Shannon for bumpers)
Section 7: Programming - Collin/Mark
Section 8: Build Season & Schedule

We need someone to sign up to do the Pneumatics section of the book, and we still need Matt F., David, Mat M., Montrey and Q to sign up for something. We will have doubles on some sections of the book, which is a good thing. The people that still need to sign up for something, I will be asking you today (in 2 hours hehe) what section you want to work on. It is important that you put as much information as you know on that subject in this book.We need to have the rough draft by tomorrow, and the final draft must be turned in by Monday at the latest. We will also like to have pictures for each section. If you aren't able to take pictures, chances are either I have already taken a picture of that part of the robot. If you want more or I didn't take a picture of that part, tell me exactly what it is that you want me to take a picture of, and I'll get the best angle to take the picture. Today during the morning since there will only be about 2 mentors there with us, each person is to start writing up their section of the book unless they are actively working on the robot. Come lunch time, it will be too hecktic to write up parts for the book.

4 more days til we ship SAM off!!!

Team Update: February 13, 2009

Here is an updated list of who is doing what section in the robot book:

Section 1: Drive System - Shelby and Rachel
Section 2: Wiring - Sammy and Matt Fordham
Section 3: Pneumatics - Mat Moran
Section 4: Ball Collector - Mikey and Q
Section 5: Dumping Mechanism - Christian and Montrey
Section 6: Framework - Ally and Shannon (Bumpers)
Section 7: Programming - Collin and Mark
Section 8: Build Season and Schedule - Mrs. Danner and all the other mentors

I need a rough draft by tomorrow and a final copy of your section by Monday. We don't have time to put this off. If you don't have your section tomorrow, you are going to be working on your section instead of working on the robot. And if you aren't working on the robot, Mr. Hinde and the rest of the mentors here will not be happy because there are many things to do. So, make sure to complete your section of the book. And remember, PICTURES!!!! :) Put pictures in your section. If you can't get any pictures, tell me and I will take pictures of the things you want me to take pictures of and will send it to you. The pictures don't have to be in your rough draft, but definitely in your final copy.Oh, and as a reminder to everybody: Make sure to bring your shiny shirt tomorrow. Somebody will be down in our workshop at around 11 to take a picture of all of us and our robot. So, be here, awake and ready! :)

Sammy