Well, I made it though the first double session. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. This class is very interesting and it is nice to get the technology perspectives from other than jest the education industry.
I was assigned "Robotics" as my individual research topic. This will work well as I was a mentor for two years with the FIRST Robotics team (Team 1629)in Garrett County. Our first robot (pictured here with me)made it to the regional semi-finals. Not to bad for our first year.
With our second robot, we did a little better. We won the Chesapeake Regional Tournament which gave us the opportunity to Go to Atlanta for the International Competition.
At times I feel like throwing my cell phone out the window, but it was interesting reading what people feel will be the next feature added to or telecommunication devices. My phone is a phone, not a camera, not a PDA, and not a web enabled device. I do not think that in the future you will be able to get a phone that is only a phone. If I can find an extra $500 dollars lying around, fat chance, I would like to get one of the new Iphones.
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I believe it was a Satellite expo at Washington Convention Center where I saw a high school competition where kids from all over were competing in a robotic contest. Their robots had to complete a number of physical task such as picking up rings, transporting them and tossing them at a target. You should have seen the excitement in the kids' eyes and the pride expressed by their teachers!
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