Tonight progress was made on the shooter deck with the addition of an aluminum track to guide the Frisbees. Work was done on the Frisbee pickup arm and the rollers to pick the Frisbee up off the floor were mounted on the frame. The Electronics board is ready to be mounted to the base. Meeting tomorrow night.

Remember to go collect prizes for the calender raffle

- Gilead

Tonight we talked about the weight of the the frame/robot, we are ten pounds over than we expected. We also discussed if  we will build a second robot; this will give us more practice but time and rescourses are required. We continue to prototype the shooter. With twenty days left to ship the robot, we are on track.

Good evening everyone!  I realize it’s been a while since any of you have read that phrase, and it may be the last for a while.  Zoltar seems to be impatient to train a new apprentice.

Anyway, we have a base and a shooter, the frisbee grabber and lifter are in their prototype stage, and the robot hanger is still a thought.  You have all (I hope) been receiving food emails, and other various reminders.

We hope to be driving the base by the end of the night, and we will be having macaroni and cheese for lunch on Saturday.  Thanks, and have a good night.

Good evening everyone!  Tonight we gained a vague estimate of our robot’s future weight.  It is: Base, 40 lbs.; shooter/hopper, 20 lbs.; frisbee picker-upper, 15 lbs.; hanging, 15 lbs.; pneumatics, 5 lbs.; shielding, 5 lbs. max.  Total:  120 lbs.

People need to contact businesses for the calendar raffle.  We should have a letter by tonight.  This year’s Jethro Hunt ends TOMORROW!  If you have a Jethro that works for this year’s T-shirt, send it in.

Also, sell those Sea Dogs tickets.  The more, the better.  For every one of those books sold, we get $5.  Each person individually needs to raise ~$400.  Some are noticeably closer than others.  Not only that, but each person needs to put in a MINIMUM of 10-12 hours a week, average.  Thank you, and have a good night.

Good evening everyone!  We have a frisbee launcher, and a new fundraiser!  And it is… a calendar raffle!  For the entire month of March, a name or two is drawn every day.  names go back in the pot, so one ticket could win multiple times.  Please visit businesses to get prize donations for the raffle.  Kids, if your parents didn’t get this email, please tell them about the fundraiser.  Riot crew hats are being made, and everyone on the team gets one (sorry, parents, I don’t think you do).

Also, keep selling the Sea Dogs tickets.  We still have about $5000 to go before we get to our goal.

Thanks, and have a good day.