Brien, I say this with all sincerity, Good luck with your =
attempt.... I've tried for the last two years now to get an enthusi=
astic =
group going. You will likely find that initially you'll get a fairly goo=
d =
turn out, but just as you say, as soon as they find it intails a little w=
ork =
and thinking some will drop out. But stick with it, you will end up=
with =
four or five good people. Remember though, as competitive as young =
people are at that age, everyone still must share their ideas. =
I =
found also that it helps (even though BEAM is our first love) to offer th=
em =
other robotic directions. By this I mean, I split the idea pool int=
o =
three catagories, first of course BEAM, secondly I offered SUMO bots as a=
n =
idea, and thirdly, we have some "antique" robots that are in need of =
restoration. This helped a lot in bringing in interested parties.
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In case you were curious the "antique" robot I was talking about is =
an =
original Heathkit HERO I..... Perhaps some of you out there remembe=
r him =
and his buddies..... I think circa 1970's although I could be off a=
=
bit.
Anyway give it a try, what can you loose? And don't forget to =
ask a =
favourite instructor or two, most of us are just big kids anyway.
Take care and let me know how it goes.
Les Davis,
Electronics Instructor,
University College of the Fraser =
Valley
Career Technical Centre
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