challenge-bot.com Git - challenge-bot/blob - TODO.rkt

   1 #! /usr/bin/env racket
   2 #lang racket/base
   3
   4 (define todo
   5   ;; list of specific things to do for challenge-bot class
   6   (list
   7    "make a case for the 9v and 6v battery holders"
   8    "determine if 9v or 6v battery holder can be disposed"
   9    "get multimeter to determine which batteries are dead"
  10    "get wirestripper"
  11    "get solid core wire for breadboard"
  12    "get male female wires"
  13    "make physical layout drawing"
  14    "order male female jump wire"
  15    (string-append "order these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/"
  16                   "100-x-Ultrasonic-Module-HC-SR04-Distance-Measuring"
  17                   "-Transducer-Sensor-for-Arduino-/"
  18                   "161156018270?_trksid=p2054897.l5658")))
  19
  20 (define ideas
  21   (list
  22    (list
  23     "series of challenges"
  24     (list
  25      "Create series of simple challenges with associated awards (?)"
  26      "Simple challenges all relate directly to a larger competition."))
  27    (list
  28     "3d printed hubs instead of wheels"
  29     "that way they can make their own wheel to attach to the hub")
  30    (list
  31     "things we should do on our own with robots we have right now"
  32     (list
  33      "maze"
  34      (list "solve a maze with right hand rule")
  35      (list "turn 90 degrees")
  36      (list
  37       "calibrate the robot to drive straight forward with dead reckoning
  38       and hardcoding values.  see how straight it can go.")
  39      (list "1 of 4 maps")
  40      (list "shoot a ball with a ziptie")
  41      (list
  42       "maze mechanics"
  43       "go forward, then shoot, then continue maze."
  44       "intersection with light, get time bonus for passing at right time"
  45       "line following"
  46       "servo on robot to pick up something")
  47      (list
  48       "find sensors"
  49       (list
  50        "line following"
  51        (list
  52         "the line follower from sparki"
  53         "get 5 of the following:"
  54         (list "ir sensor" "mouser part 638-ITR8307TR8")
  55         (list "resistor" "220 ohm")
  56         (list "resistor" "47k ohm")
  57         (list "1/4 inch by 4 inch" "osh park")))
  58       "is a light on?"
  59       "look into pricing on gyro, accelerometer, encoder"
  60       "how was wayne planning on doing encoder")))
  61    (list
  62     "build software"
  63     "make a change to fritzing and compile it and see it")
  64    (list
  65     "review the following notes for improvements"
  66     (list
  67      "http://goo.gl/ZZ4E8E"
  68      "http://goo.gl/ilZiXR"))
  69    (list
  70     "hacker dojo 3d printer talk"
  71     (list
  72      "look into glue.  purple children's glue stick water soluble."
  73      "but only if stuff stops sticking to blue tape.  maybe nylon")
  74     (list "take out springs for build plate, replace with rubber foot?")
  75     (list "print shoe cover (light up?!?)"
  76      "sneaker heads be like damn he got the velcro")
  77     (list
  78      "invest in the cad package"
  79      "the 3d printer makes the cad valuable"
  80      "good water type parts are difficult, no package currently does this")
  81     (list
  82      "3d hubs"
  83      "find someone close to you that has a printer")
  84     (list
  85      (string-append "this is going to explode when it gets to people"
  86                     " who don't want to tinker")
  87      "open source software is just for tinkerers")
  88     (string-append
  89      "stratasys has patented retracting the non-printing"
  90      " head of dual-head")
  91     "put a piece of foam on the filament before going into extruder"
  92     "regrind abs is brittle and affects print"
  93     "some plastic changes color based on temperature")
  94    "schedule stuff for august 3 through 10"))