[Robotgroup] Heart of Texas Grant

[Shane Geiger]

Write haikus for grants?
Let's have our robot do it.
Doesn't work very well, but it sure was fun trying.





Eric Lundquist wrote:
> My feeble attempts:
>
> Build robots for fun,
> Show them to adults and kids,
> We learn together.
>
> Blending of the arts,
> Merging with the sciences.
> Community learns.
>
> Blinking and whirling,
> Buzzing and beeping noises,
> Robots are funny.
>
> Artists make vision,
> Engineers make it all work.
> Both grow together.
>
> Art without science?
> Technology without art?
> Two sides of same coin.
>
> Who would ask robot
> builders to write poetry?
> Silly grant people!
>
> Technophobia!
> We combat it by merging
> the arts and science.
>
> Yes, I know mine suck even worse.
> - Eric
>
>
>
> On 8/24/06, Vern Graner <vern at txis.com> wrote:
>   
>> Denise Scioli wrote:
>>     
>>> To the members of the Robot Group:  Here is your challenge, quickly as a
>>> deadline is approaching:  We need to come up with a Haiku
>>> explaining/describing what we do in/for the community at large with our
>>> nonprofit group.
>>>       
>> Ok.. here we go! :)
>>
>>   Robot Group is cool
>>   we make interesting things
>>   Give us money now
>>
>>
>>   Robot Group merges
>>   Technology and art to
>>   Zig for great justice
>>
>>
>>   We are Robot Group
>>   We make art interesting
>>   Join technology
>>
>>
>>   We are Robot Group
>>   Resistance is expected
>>   Fun will always win
>>
>>
>>   We, without money
>>   the robots, we cannot make
>>   Life becomes boring.
>>
>>
>>   Money is Robot Fuel
>>   All robots need Fuel to live
>>   Please don't let art die
>>
>> And, lastly.....
>>
>>   Robot group is cool
>>   However, we are all talk
>>   So when do we build?
>>
>> ;)
>>
>> Vern
>>
>> PS: Yes, I know I suck.. no need to point it out... ;)
>>
>> --
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>> Senior Systems Engineer    | obviously incompetent so why are we
>> Texas Information Services | paying you? Of course, if the network
>> http://www.txis.com        | is up, then we obviously don't need
>> Austin Office 512 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" (c)VLG
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Shane Geiger
IT Director
National Council on Economic Education
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