[Robotgroup] Maker Faire Questions

[Don Colbath]

Been a while sine i've been out there.  We should probably do a recon and
take pics.  I think the dirt is probably well packed from hooves.  I
remember a main arena area and an area with stalls (litterally).

Link that already includes Maker Faire info and ticket sales is at
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/exposition_center/default.asp

Don
----- Original Message -----
From: <thecomers at juno.com>
To: <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] Maker Faire Questions


I am mainly worried about the dirt floor. We plan to bring a robot arm that
moves chess pieces. It is mounted on a .5" thick metal plate and must weigh
400 pounds or more. I emailed to see if they can find us a spot with a
cement slab.

Thanks,
Bob Comer

-- Edwin Wise <edwin at simreal.com> wrote:

On 4 Sep 2007, at 8:29 PM, thecomers at juno.com wrote:

> 2. Flooring in the Show Barn is loose dirt, packed dirt, and/or
> cement. Will we ask for space on the cement slab?

It's MOSTLY loose dirt.. it's the exhibit barn!  The concrete seems
to be the pathways... I don't remember too clearly, though.  I'm on
dirt.  And the dirt is very loose and fairly thick (or was when I
visited).  Y'all might want to visit the site.

> 3. Security - the building cannot be locked at night ...

Yup.  No doors to lock.

> 6. Indoor display vehicles and Motorized Display Items must have
> fuel level less than 3 gallons. I assume they are mainly concerned
> about vehicles with internal conbustion engines. I wonder if they
> will have concerns about electric vehicles and mobile robots?

That's mostly just a fire safety thing, I think. Batteries aren't as
likely to burst into flame when knocked over...  the manual does
include contact info; the folks there are nice and don't bite.

Edwin!



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