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Hello group.
I am a high school teacher who sponsors a technology club(TSA).· One the activities a group of students has beg me to take on is an R/C challenge.· This years challenge is to build a remote controlled robot that picks up one ounce solo cups and place them in a receptacle.· Quite honestly I am over my head.· None the less, I have made a commitment to these students of both time and resources.· We have a budget of about 1500-2000·USD for the project and I have dedicated the next five months to complete the project.·
I have limted experience with the Boe-bot (which the group is now working on) and limited stamp programming abilites.· My stongest qualifications is that I am dedicated to completing the project by March 15 and once dedicated I do what it takes to get the job done.·
We are basically starting from step one.· Any information the group can provide is greatly appreciated; websites, books, magazines, whatever.· As it is I spend about three to four hours a night scouring for info.·
Please feel free to contact me out of the group if you like.· pgmelton@msn.com
Thank you all in advance.
Peter Melton
I am a high school teacher who sponsors a technology club(TSA).· One the activities a group of students has beg me to take on is an R/C challenge.· This years challenge is to build a remote controlled robot that picks up one ounce solo cups and place them in a receptacle.· Quite honestly I am over my head.· None the less, I have made a commitment to these students of both time and resources.· We have a budget of about 1500-2000·USD for the project and I have dedicated the next five months to complete the project.·
I have limted experience with the Boe-bot (which the group is now working on) and limited stamp programming abilites.· My stongest qualifications is that I am dedicated to completing the project by March 15 and once dedicated I do what it takes to get the job done.·
We are basically starting from step one.· Any information the group can provide is greatly appreciated; websites, books, magazines, whatever.· As it is I spend about three to four hours a night scouring for info.·
Please feel free to contact me out of the group if you like.· pgmelton@msn.com
Thank you all in advance.
Peter Melton
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··· To pick up a 1 oz styrofoam cup, which I assume is empty, you might consider using a small, battery powered vacume pump similar to those designed for use in cars.
Dennis
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From: pgmelton [noparse][[/noparse]mailto[noparse]:p[/noparse]gmelton@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:24 PM
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Hello group.
I am a high school teacher who sponsors a technology club(TSA).· One the activities a group of students has beg me to take on is an R/C challenge.· This years challenge is to build a remote controlled robot that picks up one ounce solo cups and place them in a receptacle.· Quite honestly I am over my head.· None the less, I have made a commitment to these students of both time and resources.· We have a budget of about 1500-2000·USD for the project and I have dedicated the next five months to complete the project.·
I have limted experience with the Boe-bot (which the group is now working on) and limited stamp programming abilites.· My stongest qualifications is that I am dedicated to completing the project by March 15 and once dedicated I do what it takes to get the job done.·
We are basically starting from step one.· Any information the group can provide is greatly appreciated; websites, books, magazines, whatever.· As it is I spend about three to four hours a night scouring for info.·
Please feel free to contact me out of the group if you like.· pgmelton@msn.com
Thank you all in advance.
Peter Melton
-William
Original Message
From: pgmelton
To: basicstamps@egroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:23 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] first robot
Hello group.
I am a high school teacher who sponsors a technology club(TSA).· One the activities a group of students has beg me to take on is an R/C challenge.· This years challenge is to build a remote controlled robot that picks up one ounce solo cups and place them in a receptacle.· Quite honestly I am over my head.· None the less, I have made a commitment to these students of both time and resources.· We have a budget of about 1500-2000·USD for the project and I have dedicated the next five months to complete the project.·
I have limted experience with the Boe-bot (which the group is now working on) and limited stamp programming abilites.· My stongest qualifications is that I am dedicated to completing the project by March 15 and once dedicated I do what it takes to get the job done.·
We are basically starting from step one.· Any information the group can provide is greatly appreciated; websites, books, magazines, whatever.· As it is I spend about three to four hours a night scouring for info.·
Please feel free to contact me out of the group if you like.· pgmelton@msn.com
Thank you all in advance.
Peter Melton