#lang racket/base
(define todo
- ;; list of things to do for challenge-bot class
+ ;; list of specific things to do for challenge-bot class
(list
- "series of challenges"
- ""))
+ "video should show motor doesn't react to hand for left motor"
+ "put a notch on the corner of the sonar to make it easier to push in"
+ "make a case for the 9v and 6v battery holders"
+ "determine if 9v or 6v battery holder can be disposed"
+ "get multimeter to determine which batteries are dead"
+ "get wirestripper"
+ "get solid core wire for breadboard"
+ "get male female wires"
+ "make physical layout drawing"
+ "order male female jump wire"
+ (string-append "order these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/"
+ "100-x-Ultrasonic-Module-HC-SR04-Distance-Measuring"
+ "-Transducer-Sensor-for-Arduino-/"
+ "161156018270?_trksid=p2054897.l5658")))
+
+(define ideas
+ (list
+ (list
+ "series of challenges"
+ (list
+ "Create series of simple challenges with associated awards (?)"
+ "Simple challenges all relate directly to a larger competition."))
+ (list
+ "3d printed hubs instead of wheels"
+ "that way they can make their own wheel to attach to the hub")
+ (list
+ "things we should do on our own with robots we have right now"
+ (list
+ "maze"
+ (list "solve a maze with right hand rule")
+ (list "turn 90 degrees")
+ (list
+ "calibrate the robot to drive straight forward with dead reckoning
+ and hardcoding values. see how straight it can go.")
+ (list "1 of 4 maps")
+ (list "shoot a ball with a ziptie")
+ (list
+ "maze mechanics"
+ "go forward, then shoot, then continue maze."
+ "intersection with light, get time bonus for passing at right time"
+ "line following"
+ "servo on robot to pick up something")
+ (list
+ "find sensors"
+ (list
+ "line following"
+ (list
+ "the line follower from sparki"
+ "get 5 of the following:"
+ (list "ir sensor" "mouser part 638-ITR8307TR8")
+ (list "resistor" "220 ohm")
+ (list "resistor" "47k ohm")
+ (list "1/4 inch by 4 inch" "osh park")))
+ "is a light on?"
+ "look into pricing on gyro, accelerometer, encoder"
+ "how was wayne planning on doing encoder")))
+ (list
+ "build software"
+ "make a change to fritzing and compile it and see it")
+ (list
+ "review the following notes for improvements"
+ (list
+ "http://goo.gl/ZZ4E8E"
+ "http://goo.gl/ilZiXR"))
+ (list
+ "hacker dojo 3d printer talk"
+ (list
+ "look into glue. purple children's glue stick water soluble."
+ "but only if stuff stops sticking to blue tape. maybe nylon")
+ (list "take out springs for build plate, replace with rubber foot?")
+ (list "print shoe cover (light up?!?)"
+ "sneaker heads be like damn he got the velcro")
+ (list
+ "invest in the cad package"
+ "the 3d printer makes the cad valuable"
+ "good water type parts are difficult, no package currently does this")
+ (list
+ "3d hubs"
+ "find someone close to you that has a printer")
+ (list
+ (string-append "this is going to explode when it gets to people"
+ " who don't want to tinker")
+ "open source software is just for tinkerers")
+ (string-append
+ "stratasys has patented retracting the non-printing"
+ " head of dual-head")
+ "put a piece of foam on the filament before going into extruder"
+ "regrind abs is brittle and affects print"
+ "some plastic changes color based on temperature")
+ "schedule stuff for august 3 through 10"))