..IDEA HIGH..Progress w4..

Mark Crabtree, our mentor came in and worked with the construction crew. They attached the scoop, made sure that it was tight, and wouldn't fall off. They tested the robot so far, and then victor built a rough design of the stem of the claw.

They students continued to stay in at lunch as well as 3rd period (Anna, German and victor) and worked on the robot.

Programming team was assisted by Jeremie Santos. The boys did their previous research, and Jeremie planned a little tutorial of his own to show the boys, of which they learned some basics in programming.

Since the stem of the claw was nearly unstable, Anna revised it, and made it stronger using different pieces of support.

The construction crew attached the claw, however it was wobbly, and they weren't sure about the mechanics of it.

After school, Katherine and Mentor Arthur came in for nearly 3 hours, until 6 pm, contemplating on how they would make the mechanical design of the claws, and how it would work on its own. They ended up using pistons, and will attach a motor later on.

March 2 2005
Katherine got a head start on the robot, by coming in 2nd period, and continuing the claw.

During advisory, all the construction team was working on the robot since today was the deadline for the construction team.

Anna and Katherine as well as Mark figured how to build the base of the robot. Also how to attach the handy board and claw to the robot, (claw was helped later on in 4th period by Arthur).

The students worked all day, well to nearly the end of school, but it was worth it. Tomorrow, we will attach all the parts of the robot, and let programming begin their magic.

Today, the construction team really progressed. Although they did not meet their deadline, they are more dedicated than ever to accomplish the robot.. "scorpion".. They have an idea how to attach the claw on to the base, and how to attach the handy board to the base also, so that it works with the claw.

The Construction team has been working since advisory with Arthur Torres all through 4th period, switching students, so they all worked with Arthur. Arthur suggested when the robot or claw wouldn't work, then we had to modify it, which was hard at first, but now that we have the hang of the pieces and how they work, its becoming much easier.