I hope we do as well in our next competition as we did in the last two! I am so excited that we won the Directors Award 2 times in a row, I think that is a record. I can't wait to see what our next robot will do....
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Today Mr. Mack asked us to build a robotic arm to lift the CD off the holder. I had a lot of fun! Mr. Mack then showed us that we could combine the three robotic arms to make a more reliable design. That way we don't have to risk breaking anything. (We had originally planned to switch arms.)...
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Today we looked at the playing figures and gave ideas of how we can accomplish the missions. We also talked about the difficulties of the missions. I thought there was alot of information to store in my head. It was a really fun time....
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Today we talked about the missions the robot will be doing. We made a mind map on the computer of the mission objectives, requirements, scoring, basic steps, and comments. I learned how to use the computer and how to make the map. (That's me, at the computer.) My favorite part of today was typ...
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We had another meeting today. We worked on building the props for the field. We didn't finish the last prop because it got to late tonight. I had lots of fun! I can't wait to program a robot. I look forward to the next meeting. I hope we win the highest award there is at the competition!...
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Today I became the newest and youngest member of the LEGO Mountaineers. I had so much fun building the LEGO props. I built a chair, eye glasses, and a fence all out of Legos. I had the most fun out of any activity I have done. I am looking forward to the tournament. Lucy...
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