Previous meeting:  ParcMeeting20100228

Schedule 

March 21st, 2010 -- 3PM to 5PM

Agenda 

The primary agenda will be based on Session-1 at ParcCourse.  

Session-1 is focussed on:

• Explaining about FLL and Robotics -- In as concrete a way as possible (videos, examples, etc)
• • Robot Game --  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJbaDeBTTK8 ,

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHIsL4A4LRw

• Describing the club and what people need to learn 
• • [MLF: Seems like people are asking to postpone this] 
• Overview of Available Resources (Wiki, Email, Blog, Robots, Table, Camera, etc.)
• • [MLF: Seems like people are asking to postpone this] 
• Doing a fun/simple FLL-like task
• • Robot Activity #1
  • • Break into pairs or triplets
    • Build a Good Base Mobile Robot (Tribot, Tank-bot [nxt2.0], etc.)
    • • If Needed, Suggestions --http://www.nxtprograms.com/NXT2/castor_bot/index.html , http://www.nxtprograms.com/NXT2/3-motor_chassis/steps.html , http://www.nxtprograms.com/NXT2/five_minute_bot/
    • Mission #1 -- Make it cross a table (say 4-feet or 6-feet) and return to its starting position
    • Mission #2 -- Cross the table, turn-around, and return to base
    • Mission #3a -- "Patrol" the table.  Go back and forth until a sensor [your choice] detects something.  Stop patrolling and raise alarm.
    • Mission #3b -- "Patrol" the table -- go around in a square.  If detect, raise alarm for 10 seconds.  Continue patrolling (from where left off).
    • Mission #3c -- Add some kind of shooter.  Raise alarm and shoot
  • Team Activity #1 
  • • Done Altogether
    • Describe Why You Like Robots (1 minute or less)
    • Describe one of your favorite robots or robot-like entity
    • Look through the 2009 FLL names (or any others you know) and pick one or more names you like
    • Describe a favorite colour
    • Describe another kind of mascot you think is neat  (e.g. Unipegs)
    • Propose 1 or more team names or team-name ideas
    • Someone write it all down on the Wiki at ParcTeamNames

Other agenda topics are likely to be:

• Next meeting
• Opinions on ParcCourse
• Any issues about Wiki / Blog / Git tools, publicness, etc.
• • Note that everything is currently totally public, so we may need a more private space for some aspects.  I have an example private wiki at: http://sites.google.com/site/pafller/ 

2/28 -- Pending Issues:

• How do we share the coaching/mentoring workload and responsibilities?  
• What's our criteria to accept new team members and what are their committements/responsibilities?
• What is the club's expectation for parents of team members - if they can't or don't want to volunteer for the club?
• What are the objectives and goals for the club in the first year (2010)?

Resources

• Meeting Location -- Doreen's house [location by email]
• Kids -- How many to attend [Maya, ...]
• Computers -- How many that are NXT-G setup [Mark = 2, ...]
• NXTs -- How many [Mark = 1]
• Floor space for multiple running robots (see Robot Activity #1)
• Projector or big computer-capable screen? Mostly for YouTube  -- [Mark may have one, but needs to verify working properly]
• Food
• Drinks
• Utensils