Lego Meeting Summary: 8/20/2013

Hello BrickBusters,
        In today's meeting, we reviewed what we all had learned last time about gears. In addition, we went into detail about some of the different types of gears including spur gears, bevel gears, worm gears, and belts/pulleys. We also studied the functions of these gears and the purposes in which they serve. Some basic programming was also done today. We got familiarized with the "Move Block" on the programming software. To do this, we split into two groups: Medini, Sriya, and Suhani were one group and Samarth, Shaun, and I (Srikar) were another group. Medini, Sriya, and Suhani were assigned to program the robot in such a way that it will go in a squared path and Samarth, Shaun, and I were assigned to program the robot so that it would go in a triangular path. This really helped us to master the usage of the "Move Block" on the software.

Reminders For Next Meeting:

1. Finalize the Team Cheer and the Team Logo. Draw out the team logo so that we can vote on it.
2. Download the NXT Programming Software on Your Computer/Laptop.

Also, make sure to keep thinking about ideas for the project, Nature's Fury. Post them on the blog are discuss them in our meetings so that everyone will know about it.

Thanks and Go BrickBusters!!!,
              Srikar