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Meeting Minutes for Sat.May. 7, 2005
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Pittsburgh Robotics Society
Meeting Minutes
Sat.May.7.2005 12:00pm -  3:00pm (3hrs)
Location: Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Rd, McCandless Twp
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Agenda:
I.      Order of Business:     12:00pm - 12:30pm (30min):
II.     Event Tasks:              12:30pm -  1:00pm (30min):
III.    Open Discussion:       1:00pm -  2:30pm (90min):
IV.    Viewing:                       2:30pm -  3:00pm (30min):

NOTE:
Most of the members were not available this month. Some of the items in this agenda were not discussed

I. Order of Business : 12:00pm - 12:30pm (30min)
    Intro
        - any new people ?
  • not this time
    Club Organization
        - Need volunteers for new tasks
  • no action taken
    Fund raising for the club
        - Find some ways to raise funds for our club,such as,
  • no action taken
        - Q; Anyone have contact info for other sponsors ?
  • no action taken
    Promotion
        - Print more Flyers for the SciTech Exhibit, maybe 1/2 or full page flyer this time
        - Post club meeting,contests to online event calendars (working on this)
  • this is a recurring item -- this seems to helping in getting us noticed
        - Q: anyone know of other places to post flyers ?
  • no action taken
    General:
        - Is there anyone else for the SERVO mag discount ? only 1 slot left
  • no action taken
    Any other Questions ?
  • none
II.  Event Tasks : 12:30pm -  1:00pm (30min)
        - Q: Anybody have or know anyone with spare materials for the SciTech exhibit ?
  • no action taken
        - Check on what else we need for the exhibit, add to the Supply List , or add to the event schedule
        - Check the To Do List for  items to complete, add anything that's needed for the event
        - Review the request list to the Science Center for  items to borrow, add anything that's needed for the event
    Robot Sumo
        - Need a volunteer to build the 2nd SumoBot
  • Bob Greene is building the 2nd SumoBot
        - Need a volunteer to build the Sumo dohyo
  • Dan Roganti has finished building the Sumo dohyo, some final touches needed --it's available for trial runs.
        - Need someone to writeup a technical description on what we need to build the robot sumo demonstration
  • A brief overview of the Sumo Regulations can be made on a poster to hang up for the exhibit.
    Robot Mouse Race
        - Need a volunteer to build the robot mouse race demonstration, at least 2 people(this gets involved)
  • no action taken
        - Need a volunteer to build the robot mouse (autonomous version), --->KISS<---
  • Bob Nansel offered to let us try his Breadbot for designing a Robot Mouse
        - Need someone to writeup a technical description on what we need to build the robot mouse race demonstration
  • Dan Roganti is preparing a technical description which will include a feature description and functional operation.
  • Among the options outlined in the Mouse Maze Design Workbook , we determined the 4x8 Grid pattern is the optimum size to use. This was based on maze complexity and how much challenge it would still offer without having the demonstration consume too much time.
  • From the options outlined in the Maze Construction Design Workbook, the option we chose which offered the simplest and affordable way to construct the maze was Type 3.

        - Need a volunteer to arrange the display stand, keep a list of robots, make the display signs
  • Mike Timko offered to get the poster printed on the large size printer
  • Mike can find skirts for the display tables which hold the Sumo ring and Mouse Maze.
  • Dan found plastic display sign holders, 5"x7" for listing the technical info on each robot.
  • One item we need to think about are 'giveaways'. It's been customary at SciTech that exhibitors have free giveaways for the students that visit their booth and participate in the interactive demonstration. At the moment we can only consider something that is very inexpensive but something that has the look of a tech gadget (even if it is only surplus)
        - anything else ?
  • none
    Promotional Video
        - Need a volunteer to make a promo video
  • Dan will drop off the CD's for Bob to start the video editing
        - Get some more robot video footage
  • Bob Greene will download some more robot video footage too
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See you at the next meeting !
-Dan Roganti
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