[Robotgroup] New Subscriber! :)

[the balasubramanians]

Oh, by the way, his project is not 'robotic' yet, though his intentions 
are to use it to generate power for a storage device that is used to 
power 'said robots' to be more eco-friendly.  Sometimes you need to look 
at the R&D of non-robotic aspects to facilitate a robot project.
S

the balasubramanians wrote:
> I would like to respond in the case of my son, whom we joined Robot 
> Group for.  Since joining a few months ago, he has received a ton of 
> help from other members of the group.  My family and I have no prior 
> electrical, robotic, or mechanical experience and the most I can claim 
> is working on a robot kit through my industrial technology class almost 
> 20 years ago.  These folks have been very supportive of my son's wind 
> turbine project and have gone out of their way to help him understand 
> the facets of his project.  Many have brought components to the meetings 
> for him to test and learn from and even one went so far and to help him 
> design and fabricate a special piece that was desperately needed in 
> order for him to proceed.  In short, there seems to be a lot of 
> collaboration in the group.  Some aspects may not be pertinent to all of 
> the group, but based on the show-and-tell at the meetings one can 
> gravitate towards the people who are involved in a similar knowledge 
> base or even learn who to talk to when they want to expand their 
> skills.  I am very happy that we are part of this group and it has 
> sparked a creative and technical spark in our family that could have 
> only been ignited by being part of such a special group of people.
>
> Stefanie B and family
>
> Leslie Filip wrote:
>   
>> Marvin,
>>
>> I absolutely believe the name of the group is currently misleading,  
>> but I think your suggestion is a bit extreme.
>>
>> Les
>>
>>
>> On 07 Sep 2007, at 3:57 PM, Marvin Niebuhr wrote:
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> To you all, I joined the ROBOT GROUP as a musician and visual  
>>> artist inorder to robotize my work. I was delighted to find the  
>>> group composed of wide variety of extremely talented technical  
>>> people with varying specialties and not focused just on pure  
>>> robotics. With the Basic Stamp class at our meetings, I will be  
>>> able to apply the principles of robotics to my Screamin' Babyhead  
>>> Band. The group really works for me and especially Vern's  
>>> enthusiasms and support.  Shall we change our name to Robot Group/ 
>>> Assholes, Freaks and More? Hey Brooks, what do you think?  Marvin
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> From: Leslie Filip <lfilip at mac.com>
>>>> Reply-To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>>>> To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] New Subscriber! :)
>>>> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 15:17:08 -0500
>>>>
>>>> To Vern and all other concerned parties:
>>>>
>>>> Maybe "forewarn" was a poor but at least accurate choice of words. I
>>>> spent a year and a half going to "Robot" Group meetings, waiting
>>>> patiently as a new member for the robotics to begin, only to discover
>>>> at the first RoboRetreat that it is not even a group specific to
>>>> robotics. I was only, and I do mean ONLY, trying to let the new
>>>> person know right up front what I learned the hard way. I, too read
>>>> the web page and due to the name of the group, continued for a long
>>>> while to believe it was indeed a robotics group. It isn't.
>>>>
>>>> What would you have me do? Keep my mouth shut any time I don't agree
>>>> with the president or general direction of the group? Why not post
>>>> your concerns openly on the mailing list for all to see and debate?
>>>> Email me, call me an asshole, post it on the mailing list, but get it
>>>> out there.
>>>>
>>>> Take Care,
>>>> Les
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 7, 2007, at 2:56 PM, Vern Graner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> Les:
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>> <censored>
>>>>
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>
>>>>> Vern Graner
>>>>> President,
>>>>> The Robot Group Inc.
>>>>>
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