Since the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) is going to be in town, a few blocks from our usual meeting place, we are all going to be over at the...
Twenty six new AIM team member have signed up to work on fundraising. They range from part time to full time from no sales experience career sales people. I...
Yesterday was a typical day at AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MAGIC, LLC. From 7 am to 12 noon worked on recruiting people for the team from the list of resumes that...
Each day I learn more about how to build and operate a driverless vehicle. Since no one has done this before, I and the people who work with me on this project...
There's is a tremendous amount of stuff that goes into building your very own driverless vehicles. This is one heck of a do-it-yourself project. I suggest...
A interesting organizational challenge was proposed to me this evening. The question was: How would I go about launching a stealth fighter from the deck of an...
Hi everyone, This week I am learning what many Army transportation people know. I am learning about truck air systems and automatic transmissions as I begin...
Today I opened the shop doors at 4 pm and turned on my cell phone. At the shop today I traced some more of the AV WENDY DARLING's systems and found a few more...
Hi everyone, Once again it is the second Saturday of the month and Paul Grayson is making space available at AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MAGIC on South Airport Road...
What I have learned: Russ welded up a support that will lift the engine in AV WENDY DARLING while the transmission is being removed. I removed the transmission...
The Robot Club of Traverse City MI met Saturday 7-9-05 from 1 pm to 2 pm followed by workshop time where we worked on our booth for the fair. Robot related...
Don wrote to tell me that he didn't like the Robot Club of Traverse City MI being abbreviated as RETCH. "Don has suggested that RETCH we sponsor a robot...
Although the electric sign next door said 89 degrees F, the breeze kept the shop comfortable. It was a pleasant break for me to spend some time in the Robot...
Yesterday 7-13-05 * I installed a new corrosion resistant 30 gallon fuel tank on AV ANDREA MORGAN which widens my fuel options for desert operations. * I...
Hi everyone, Your cost for a copy of the results of the "top ten problems - and their solutions survey" is participation in it. Already several teams have...
Hi everyone, I have 400 gift certificates to La Senorita Mexican Restaurants for sale at the our fair booth. If I sell all of them La Senorita will donate...
Hi everyone, It was good to see some of you at the fair today. Thanks goes out to Kelly and Patrick who helped build the booth. They rounded up some of the...
The exhibit at the fair is changing a little bit each day as I adjust it to answer the questions people have about it and to improve traffic flow. You have...
Hi everyone, AV ANDREA MORGAN and I are back from the Northwestern Michigan Fair. I will be at the 445 South Airport Road workshop at about 4:30 pm today for...
Nick started Friday as a volunteer and hopes to put in a few hours two days a week. Nick is a high school student hoping to go to WestPoint and is second in...
Hi Everyone, Friday - Nick stenciled some of the signs needed to organize the shop shelving. Paul pulled the brake lines off of wheel 6 of AV WENDY DARLING ...
Hi everyone. This evening Gene and I worked on replacing the brake lines on wheel #6 of AV WENDY DARLING which had been blanked off by the previous owner....
Hi everyone, Preparing three vehicles for the DARPA Grand Challenge boils down to a simple matter of Money, Manpower, and Materials. Our fundraising...
Yesterday Paul, Russ, and Gene pulled the powerplant out of AV WENDY DARLING and set it on 6 ton jack stands. This involved a fork lift loaned by Russ's...
Today I ordered the parts for the transmission and worked on cleaning the engine compartment. Getting it ready to paint is a good way to learn what is hidden...
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE For those of you ( friends, supporters, and spies ) who are interested in seeing the inside of AIM's secret workshop I will be giving tours...
This is the typical reply I get from automotive suppliers when I ask if I can buy the parts they sell to automobile manufactures. Several of the companies...
The next meeting of the Robot Club (The second Saturday of the month) will be 9/10/05 at the workshop/club house 445 South Airport Road, Traverse City, MI...
This month getting ready for the Robot Club meeting meant painting a sheet of plywood white the day before, running to the store to get toilet paper and...
Hi everyone, This morning I am sorting through 278 e-mail messages for the few are important club or AIM correspondence. Some are letters of encouragement ...
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