http://geistblogs.com/blog/building-robots-building-community/ Geist Reservoir Community Portal Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:23:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://geistblogs.com/blog/building-robots-building-community/#comment-1514 Richard Ziemba Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:26:15 +0000 http://geistblogs.com/blog/building-robots-building-community/#comment-1514 Laura, get article on the Robotics Team. You have a member of the electronics team, Mark Ziemba, living next door to you that would love to talk about robotics experience since he gave a presentation, this past week at the Lawrence Foundation Luncheon and they have won three regionals in a row. We need more articles and press like this to share the good news that is happening in this world. Laura, get article on the Robotics Team. You have a member of the electronics team, Mark Ziemba, living next door to you that would love to talk about robotics experience since he gave a presentation, this past week at the Lawrence Foundation Luncheon and they have won three regionals in a row. We need more articles and press like this to share the good news that is happening in this world.

]]> http://geistblogs.com/blog/building-robots-building-community/#comment-1431 lauragates Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:05:25 +0000 http://geistblogs.com/blog/building-robots-building-community/#comment-1431 Here's an update from Mick Trompen, professional mentor from Aircom Manufacturing: The McKenzie robotics team scored another regional win this past weekend at Purdue. Pretty impressive to win two regional tournaments in a row! It was a great demonstration of teamwork and problem solving this weekend. The robot got off to a slow start with a loose communication cable which resulted in a loss. By the end of the qualification rounds, the robot was ranked 3rd. During the quarter finals, it was clear there was something wrong with the robot. Between the quarter and semi finals the team found there was no 5V power supplied to any of the sensors. In less than 20 minutes the team diagnosed the problem and completely replaced the controller in time to continue winning. During one of the final rounds, McKenzie set the high score for the regional. In addition to the win and the high score, McKenzie also won the Imagery Award (coolest looking robot). Here’s an update from Mick Trompen, professional mentor from Aircom Manufacturing:
The McKenzie robotics team scored another regional win this past weekend at Purdue. Pretty impressive to win two regional tournaments in a row!
It was a great demonstration of teamwork and problem solving this weekend. The robot got off to a slow start with a loose communication cable which resulted in a loss. By the end of the qualification rounds, the robot was ranked 3rd. During the quarter finals, it was clear there was something wrong with the robot. Between the quarter and semi finals the team found there was no 5V power supplied to any of the sensors. In less than 20 minutes the team diagnosed the problem and completely replaced the controller in time to continue winning.
During one of the final rounds, McKenzie set the high score for the regional. In addition to the win and the high score, McKenzie also won the Imagery Award (coolest looking robot).

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