Okay, today we started some extreme detailed brainstorming. How the robot is to function in the minutest details. (i don't think that is a word, but that's okay, we are great at making neologisms in jets)

Arm: no accordian style- too complicated. so we opted for a bend snap sort of arm. Using a wieght, a servo, and gravity our arm will slowly move down so that it will snap into place. If this doesn't make any sense, check the drawings.

Halon canister: will be put into a box that is tightly connected to a metal spike that protrudes from the bottom. So when we hit the base of the launchpad, the box falls over taking the canister with it. golf claps for Mack, she thought of that idea!

Wheels: the back wheels will have no spikes and will most likely be wooden. the two swivel wheels in the front will be screwed into the ICV. We need to measure the torque of our motors so that we can find the "happy medium" (as Nancy puts it) or the equilibrium where the force and speed of our wheels will be enough. At this moment Chungy is having a VERY hard time find the torque because the manufacturers are idiots and don't have the models on their website. (dograbbit). oh yes and guess what. we have to make our swivel wheels. ooh wee.

fun misc: Priscilla got to play with the dremel. AAHHH! Save us all! No, the webmistress was actually semi-sane will she was using it. (I would know, I was behind her making sure that she didn't cut her finger off.)

The first freshman to use a big tool, Stephanie Haynes used the standing drill press and Caroline and Jo had lots of fun removing the rest of the computer. Nancy and Mack argued over ideas about the robot. Me and Meghan ran up and down the stairs from the computer lab to the jets lab to find the model of our motors. Betsy was a fly on the wall and took pictures to annoy us. (just kidding Betsy, we love you!). The rest of the JETsies diligently drew the very nifty pictures that you can see (erm...will eventually see) on the website. KUDOS TO ALL!

this was a very productive meeting. everyone who didn't come is a big stinky fruitfly and should come to the next meeting. y-period. tomorrow. in the jets lab. bring ideas and journal entries if possible. thanks.

From the computer of your secreterran,
Chungy

Big, important lemur note: Evidently Chungy forgot to mention this, but our robot has a name! Thanks to Cherise's brilliant mind for coming up with it. Our new she-robot is named for none other than Hippolyte, Queen of the Amazons! ::continuous evil laugh::

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