New Years - On to the Next topic -OT long legos etc

[Guest guest]

-Happy New Year to you too

and here is to spoiling yourself!

and to all happy new year,

it is interesting to find out the things that people are in to

I know sometimes though that it can go a little bit crazy so I will

try to be brief

I coach the team-what is most important is that tthe kids do the work

I have a great partner inthis-he is an engineer & project manager

My background is in theater-directing & art

so all together is as good combo

I have the kids for most of the meting but then the other coach gets

us back on target for deadlines & such

It's a really right & left brain coaching team

The kids are great

They range in ages 14-9 & have worked very well

NOt only arethere technical elelments such as motors and robot

building & programming but there is a research and presentation project

all wtihin rules & constraints

i have sent these videos out before-they show the tournament but not

the presentation part

The theme this year was power puzzle and the kids had to research

energy & alternative energy.

We are giving a public presntation to show the community robotics and

to do our skit on alternative energy.

The kids went to a windturbine and had a tour of a solar panel and

some other neat things

here are so videos

thefirst is pumped up & we won't make it to nationals this year -we aa

rookie team and just wona mini tournament

but our big one is Jan 12

this one is more showing just what the robot does

andof course we hope someday to go to internationals!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4917886218520834609

but that is a dream for now

sorry to go on

we are excited

btw our team is Robodudes

Em-- In rawfood , Joyloulin wrote:

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> Hey Em and all,

> Happy New Year!

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> I enjoyed you email and even if it is OT - I found it facinating

about the

> Lego Robotics team. What do you do? And Your team WON FIRST! That's

> wonderful! I always thought Lego's were interesting and FUN!~ Do

you have motors

> attached to what you build? Ok - this might be OT.... but it IS

interesting

> to me and who knows - perhaps others. Sometimes it's good to know a

bit more

> about people - we become more real.