2008 WILDCAT ROBOTICS TRACK TEAM

2008 WILDCAT ROBOTICS TRACK TEAM
SPRING LEGO TRACK MEET - CASTINE
May 10th at MMA

BRIDGE BUILDING
The team

FASTEST ROBOT
Caffrey Fielding
Sofia Morris
Kohl Shaw

SLOPE CLIMBER
Nicholas Krebs
Luke Krebs
Devin Christianson

DELIVERY MISSION
Kai Fox
Connor Ratcliff

STRONGEST ROBOT
Audrey Beal
Kat Murphy
Cameron Durkee

PING PONG SHOT PUT

Dylan C. Richardson
Gabriel Grash
Andrew Jewett

"Fun Stuff" - Holonomic Drive Systems

Lego's aren't just for kids! The Mindstorms kits provide enough intellectual challenge for adults too. Check out Steve Hassenplug's holonomic drive robot called Omni. The holonomic drive allows the robot to move in any direction.

Holonomic drive, in the realm of robotics, refers to the ability to move in all direction and rotate independently. For example, a tank, which has to rotate before it can move in a different direction, would not be holonomic. But the robots featured in this MIT video, taken during the FIRST Robotics Championship in Atlanta, GA, are.

2001: A Space Odyssey at the Grand!

Stanley Kubrick's classic tale of computers gone bad. Who can forget the voice of Hal 9000? Rated G! A must see for all robots fans.

7:30 Sunday 3/16

A look inside a NXT Motor

Check out the gear train inside the motor!

The motor is geared down a lot - the blue gear on the left of the motor is the rotation sensor. It counts the gears as they pass by.

Wildcat Robotics Welcomes Corporate Sponsor Morris Yachts

Wildcat Robotics newest corporate sponsor, local yacht builder Morris Yachts is investing in the engineers of the future.

If you don't think building a modern day luxury sailing yachts involves cutting edge technology and some tricky engineering challenges then you haven't seen the M Series with its a self-tacking jib, push button sail raising, a performance underbody, and performance driven rig. Plus the challenge of keep it all smooth sailing while maintaining comfortable cabin accommodation's.

Maybe someday one of our young roboticists will become a nautical engineer working for Morris designing the next great ocean cruising vessel.

Robotics Camp Scholarships

We will most likely have money available from the community enrichment program to help defray the costs of the Robotics Summer Camps (I'm 99% sure we will have $75 - $100 per camper available).

The only catch is that the scholarship money will not be available until the end of June. So if you would like to attend, you will have to register and pay the full amount up front (there are only 16 slots available so do it now!).

See Coach Ed for more info.

Hexbug Update

Only a few Hexbug left locally. For online supporters we'll still be selling Hexbugs via Amazon.com and Fishboy.com in boxes of five different Hexbugs:

Complete set of Hexbugs via Amazon.com

Complete set of Hexbugs via Fishboy.com

Thank you for all the support!

Buy a Hexbug and Support the Robotics Club!

Robotics club members will be selling tiny, robotic creatures to raise money for robotics club needs. Each entertaining micro robotic is only $10. See a robotics club member to place your order or buy a set of all five robots for $49.95 online through Fishboy (all profits are returned to the robotics club).

Buy Online

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Tiny, Intelligent, Obedient.
A Micro-Robotic HEXBUG is an tiny, intelligent, and obedient insect that you can control. Bump Feeler Sensors help it avoid obstacles while roaming on its own. You can help guide the Hex Bug during adventures by clapping or making noise to have it backup and change direction.

* Crawling Bug
* Bump Sensor Feelers - help it avoid obstacles
* Changes Direction - clapping or making noise
* Fits In Your Hand
* Batteries Included
* Five Different Colors:
o Pink
o Blue
o Green
o Yellow
o Orange

92 Stud Lego Truss Bridge

Howe Deck Truss