TEAM DUCT TAPE

Mentor Paul Markun checks out our robot
Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on all the great people who support and encourage Team Duct Tape members, individually and as a team.  Today, a couple of TDT members visited Paul Markun at his Tampa Technik machine shop in St. Petersburg.   We were treated to a look [...]

Brainstorming session
TDT members brainstormed robot build and game strategy ideas yesterday, looking at the problems posed by the new Hot Shot! game and solutions for solving them. It’s a challenging game, but team members believe they’re up to the task.
We looked at team roles,  and set out a basic project time line.  New members have
Looking [...]

Aaron C's Gear and Motor Assembly
By golly, we’re getting it! Team Duct Tape and Berkeley Prep RoboBucs members enjoyed a second day of ProE expertise from McCormick-Stevenson engineers. Nat McCormick was especially helpful with his informative and enthusiastic guidance.
Team members will continue to fine tune their knowledge of ProEngineer throughout the summer and hope to [...]

Team members spent several hours at McCormick Stevenson yesterday, getting a more professional handle on ProEngineer.  They made a lot of progress and return today to fine tune their knowledge further.
After yesterday’s session, several members joined FWSC-ASME and SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) members in a tour of AquaCal, where they learned about the [...]

In A user’s guide to robotics higher ed,

CNet News interviews Colin Angle, CEO of consumer robotics company iRobot to learn which schools iRobot looks to for recruiting new talent and to ” give an insider’s perspective of some of the latest developments in this still-new academic discipline.”
CNet notes, Robotics is a field with deep roots [...]

Team Duct Tape & Company, Berkely Prep FTC Team
We made more progress understanding the assembly process in ProEngineer,  this past weekend, with members’ practice designs taking (recognizable!) shape.  We enjoyed meeting up with Berkeley Prep coach Keith Walka and team member William, who gamely jumped in with us to wrestle with orientations and attaching parts.
We [...]

[ May 28, 2009 to May 29, 2009. ] Team Duct Tape is grateful for McCormick Stevenson’s generous contribution of time and intellect in their mentoring guidance,  aimed at teaching Team Duct Tape members how to properly utilize ProEngineer CAD software.   Team Duct Tape is eager to learn how to implement CAD design in the new season, and team members hope to make use [...]

[ May 23, 2009; ]
On Saturday, May 23, we’ll meet again to:

* Explore component assembly further, via the Assembly tutorial and look at  designs team members attempted and
* Introduce the engineering drawing features of ProE

And then we’ll plan for our McCormick-Stevenson visit next week, May 28 & 29th, listing specific questions or thoughts students may have about [...]