Project Updates

On Sunday, we once more reviewed the judges comments and found that our proposed solution was not very innovative, amongst other things. The judges seemed to have seen a great deal of similar ideas out there, and we realized that to stand out, we need to think just a bit above the rest. Amongst the brainstormed ideas were ones for a giant waterslide, a portal, a blackhole... yeh, it was that bad. Dark time in the robotics room. 

Then someone toyed with the idea of having several sensors to help the flow of traffic and to ensure safety. We found that majority of our members' parents preferred not to use the drop off at all and instead utilized the community center's parking lot, the back parking lot, and some even went through a nearby neighborhood in order to drop off people at the back entrance to the school. We remembered that in our robotics kits we're given a number of various sensors which could be used to even build a working model. We decided on a motion sensor to be placed at the crosswalk to make sure no kids were crossing in the wrong place or at the wrong time. This is still being debated and is subject to change. 

In the mean time, we headed out into the field to do research. Most of the team members were assigned a role in gathering data. If you guys forgot the assignment, you can check them here.

Jon- Interview Mr. Fong

Zoierae- email Mr. Fong for a proper time

Iokepa- Measure the length of the pickup (odometer)

Kara- To Be Determined

Brensten- To Be Determined

Cierra- To Be Determined

If any updates on this are available, please either email me or leave a comment below. 

the construction of the model will also be taken underway sometime in the near future, and in the meantime, here are some pictures of some various Mario themed stuff we were building for fun:

MARIO with heads. 

1-up

Also another thing that the judges noticed is that TOO MANY ADULTS were playing a part in the presentation aids, which means that you guys are going to need to do some of that by yourselves, don't let your parents do it for you. It's ok if they help you, but sometimes parents get confused and think it's their project instead. It's not. It's yours. Tell them that, but be nice! It's partly my fault because the pamphlet was mainly my writing. If you guys can, rewrite passages of it and email them to me so we can make it more Jagbot-y. But yeah, you if you guys need to scold me, do so. But remember, you still have to do your work. 

ok i think that's it!