[Robotgroup] SXSW/EFF/Dorkbot make ready

[Def Egge]

At 19:42  2008-03-03, you wrote:
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 >Ok folks that whooshing sound you hear is the 
deadline approaching for
 >
 >Dorkbot & the EFF/SXSW party! :)
 >
 >I need some voluntolds.. er.. volunteers to help get some of the
 >things
 >ready to go. David Nunez requested for Dorkbot:
 >
 >1) Robospinart
 >2) Sandraw
 >3) Ping Pong Printer
 >
 >and for plutopia, Bon Davis requested:
 >
 >1) Glamor Girl/ Gatorgirl
 >2) RoboSpinArt
 >3) PingPongPrinter
 >
 >These are the only items that have been 
requested by name *so far*.
 >This
 >does not mean other items won't be requested. However, I need some
 >help
 >in the make-ready dept.
 >
 >As Mike will be happy to tell you, last year, 
Glamor girl was not well
 >
 >enough insulated to prevent someone from being hit with a bit of a
 >"tickle" if they touched the wrong portion. We 
need to get her fixed
 >up
 >so she can be displayed w/o danger of a "Zap" to the audience.
 >
 >Also, Gator girl's eye mechanism has become 
detached inside the head
 >unit. In order for her to peer around 
suspiciously, the head needs to
 >be
 >opened and the eye pan/tilt mech repaired.
 >
 >The RoboSpinArt is (pretty much) ready to go as 
is the Sandraw machine
 >
 >(maybe a bit of work on the lights). The 
PingPongPrinter is getting a
 >
 >hopper upgrade from Rick, but also should be 
done in time (Comments
 >Rick?). :)
 >
 >So, what I need is someone to take on the two 
girls (Glam and Gator)
 >to
 >get them ready for the shows. Anyone? Buhler? Anyone? :)
 >
 >Vern
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I am in Hell's fire until the current testing / 
grading cycle ends on Thursday.  I can help 
anyone that wants to take some of this on during 
the day on Saturday (yes, the day of the dorkbot 
event) and for a while on Sunday afternoon.


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All the best....

Mike