My Visit to "Graceland"
Whit
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Hey all,
As any Elvis fan knows - "Graceland" is the place to visit if you are one of the King's faithful.
For a someone like·me - the place to visit·is Parallax. Maybe it is because·my first robotics' gear came from Rocklin, or maybe because they keep making exactly what I want·and provide what I need to teach·others.·For me, a visit·to Parallax is like a visit to Graceland. I couldn't make the Unofficial Prop Expo, but...
I was in Northern California to officiate at the wedding of a former youth group member on July 16th. We made it into a family trip. We got to visit with lots of friends and we took the kids to Disneyland on the way home (I got to see ASIMO in Tomorrowland!).·Everybody got to do something fun and something they wanted to do. I got to·go to Parallax.
Not only did I get to meet all the great people (everybody from the educational folks, shipping, manufacturing, marketing, kitting, front desk·and sales) -·I got the grand tour from Ken Gracey. It was great to see parts being made on the CNC machine, BASIC Stamps being cranked out and a warehouse full of stuff that would make any of you drool. Not only are the individual items cool - seeing stacks and stacks of them is unbelievable -·Like a wall of QuadRovers!
Just like Graceland has the Jungle·Room - Parallax has the Chip Room. I stood in the cage surrounded by silicon and got to hold a box full·of Propeller·Chips and have the pics to prove it. They don't really keep Chip·Gracey in there...
Thanks to everyone for the great visit. It was so good to meet you all and see everything!
Whit+
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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Post Edited (Whit) : 7/27/2010 2:44:49 PM GMT
As any Elvis fan knows - "Graceland" is the place to visit if you are one of the King's faithful.
For a someone like·me - the place to visit·is Parallax. Maybe it is because·my first robotics' gear came from Rocklin, or maybe because they keep making exactly what I want·and provide what I need to teach·others.·For me, a visit·to Parallax is like a visit to Graceland. I couldn't make the Unofficial Prop Expo, but...
I was in Northern California to officiate at the wedding of a former youth group member on July 16th. We made it into a family trip. We got to visit with lots of friends and we took the kids to Disneyland on the way home (I got to see ASIMO in Tomorrowland!).·Everybody got to do something fun and something they wanted to do. I got to·go to Parallax.
Not only did I get to meet all the great people (everybody from the educational folks, shipping, manufacturing, marketing, kitting, front desk·and sales) -·I got the grand tour from Ken Gracey. It was great to see parts being made on the CNC machine, BASIC Stamps being cranked out and a warehouse full of stuff that would make any of you drool. Not only are the individual items cool - seeing stacks and stacks of them is unbelievable -·Like a wall of QuadRovers!
Just like Graceland has the Jungle·Room - Parallax has the Chip Room. I stood in the cage surrounded by silicon and got to hold a box full·of Propeller·Chips and have the pics to prove it. They don't really keep Chip·Gracey in there...
Thanks to everyone for the great visit. It was so good to meet you all and see everything!
Whit+
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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Post Edited (Whit) : 7/27/2010 2:44:49 PM GMT
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The Simple Servo Tester, a kit from Gadget Gangster.
Whit made his way around Parallax and many people were already acquainted with him from the forums, even the lurkers from marketing!
For us this opportunity to meet also provided some really good insight into more Scribbler experiences that we will apply for the S2. I know the first units off the production line will be sent directly to Whit. . . round about October 2010.
Whit went home with a few new things he really needed, like a PropScope and a Penguin. Every robotic clergyman should have a Penguin to share!
All of your visits to Parallax are welcome and appreciated.
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Ken Gracey
Parallax Inc.
Follow me at http://twitter.com/ParallaxKen for some insider news.
@Ken- Thanks again for everything!
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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
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My robot portrait came from here. This is guy is amazing and his prices are very reasonable!
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Mine with the video is here - http://robotportrait.blogspot.com/2008/02/49-reverend-whit.html
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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Post Edited (Whit) : 7/27/2010 3:19:10 AM GMT
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Whit+
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Post Edited (Whit) : 7/27/2010 3:23:49 PM GMT
Congrats on your visit to mecca! I've been there three times now and every time is a delight!
You should plan a trip next year for UPEW '11. By the looks of things we'll be adding some additional
"cooled" floorspace off the side of the building and it should be even bigger than this year!
OBC
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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney