The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS is hosting its annual Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (GEMS) summer program. The camp gives students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields while being instructed by real STEM professionals. The week-long event is…
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Solidworkshop 2019 Edition
SolidWorks is a CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting) program that allows users to create 3D models of robots and mechanical parts. On July 20th, July 27th, and August 3rd, we hosted a SolidWorks workshop for the community and our own team members. We covered how to mate two objects and make 3D objects as well as…
Finally, Room to move!
After a few months of being in a cramped in one-room, we’ve obtained an additional room for our shop. The new area is 230 square feet, and it will allow more room to work in for our builders. It’s very spacious compared to our old 195 square foot build area! And it’s a win-win because we…
Mr. Edwards
Mr. Micael Edwards was a special guest at Trial and Error Robotics’ meeting on October 6, 2018. The meeting was held at Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg MS. Mr. Edward is a mechanical engineer and a PhD student with the Army Corps of Engineers’ Geo-technical and Structures Laboratory at the Engineering Research and Development Center. …
Today we visited …………. Team #8651 Wait for It
Instead of our regular Saturday meeting, we got go visit Wait for It at their shop in Pearl Mississippi. They answered a lot of our questions, like how to get away from tetrix parts that utilize the dreaded set screw, thoughts on drivetrains for climbing, how to make parts from different vendors play together, running…
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