Meeting 8 Date: 19-8-06

Time: 11.00am to 3.00pm
Venue: Science Centre
Members present: Julia, Xinyi, Chun Ling, Jael
Members absent: Syazana


Theme: Building what we call a “Tri-robot”

Making a trip down to Science Centre once again, we immediately focused on completing the robot. Due to everyone’s busy weekday schedule, progress has been slower than expected.

First, added a few more layers to the base of the robot, raising the position of the RCX. A team member came up with a brilliant idea, or rather a 2-in-1 idea. She suggested that each side of the robot should have a wheel each. The special feature lies with the wheels which are about the same shape and size of a “ketuput”. The materials needed for 1 wheel are as follows:

v 3 small gears
v Tractor rubber grooved band
v Connecting sticks and pieces
v 4 long Lego pieces

The advantages of this design are the fact that it does not only facilitate for the height but also the stability of the robot, especially in the second mission. Well, we shall let you imagine how it looks like, no pictures shall be posted. The final outcome can only be viewed on competition day! Let your imaginations run wild!

Constructing went on rather smoothly. During this training session, everybody was feeling very down and anxious as we have yet to finalize the design of the robot. Construction is on full-swing though and should be completed by the next training session as we foresee more brain-cracking problems during the programming stages.

Just a special catch phrase to end in style. “天下无难事，只怕有心人” This is a Chinese saying that nothing is impossible if you put your best foot forward! Thus, SOMEBODY-OUT-THERE, look ahead towards a brighter prospect as the fate is in our hands!