[Robotgroup] Idea for Eggbot...?

[Paul Atkinson]

Perhaps we could just give the eggbot away, since it wasn't behaving as well as it could!?!

Actually Rick and I worked on it last night and it seems to be a lot more stable with some minor configuration changes to the software and some more compute power.

I like the idea of a cheap give-away that promotes the Robotgroup. The "easter egg" idea should resonate with the techies until we get Rick's next project to do so.

Paul

----- Original Message ----
From: Kimberley Graner <kym at graner.com>
To: vern at txis.com; Austin Robotgroup Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 2:17:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] Idea for Eggbot...?

I think providing something to take away from any TRG show is a wonderful
idea. How about we sell them for $1 or $0.50 each so we make enough to
cover the trouble?

:)
K

> So, after the Dorkbot show, it occurred to me that Rick's eggbot was
> fascinating to watch, but really didn't offer much of a "take away"...
> Plus erasing the egg over and over was time consuming.
>
> So, how about we *give* the completed egg to the person when their
> design is done drawing? If we replace the water-based marker with a
> Sharpie, and then order these:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yeu8mt
>
> we could give each person a permanently marked robo-egg! The above link
> is to a site that sells plastic easter eggs, 2000 eggs for $125.00
> (thats about 6 cents an egg).
>
> We could give a plastic "easter egg" to each person that requests a
> design.
>
> If we put a robot group logo on the egg, or maybe a robot group "fortune
> cookie" type message.. or maybe a robot group sticker inside each egg,
> it would make a for a compelling give-away to help promote the group... :)
>
> What do you folks think?
>
> Vern
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