ROBOT: TOM SPRING 2014 Team Members: Laura Romito Nathan Lively Ling Lin Edgar Aldahondo

CONTENT Team Bios Ed Laura Nathan Ling Lin Tom’s Story Our Conclusions

Bios-Edgar  Freshman  Mechanical Engineering Major  I have learned programming isn’t for me, but I’m interested in the physical design of robotics  Class broadened my horizons, and opened up some future club opportunities  Plan to get involved with some engineering clubs and eventually land an engineering internship  Not completely sure, but I would like to work on designing machines of some sort…

Bios-Laura  2 nd Semester Freshman  Mechanical Engineering  I have learned that there may be many different elements to accomplishing a single task.  This course has helped me learn about the different engineering opportunities available at UF.  I plan to graduate and gain enough experience to succeed in the “real world.”  Make a difference and $  Words of Wisdom: Just be patient and keep an open mind.

Bios-Nathan  Freshman 2 nd Semester  Exploratory Engineering  Code is much more complicated than I thought. It can do multiple things even under similar conditions…  I want to take more hands on classes.  Goal: to graduate and have enough real world experience to land a job that I enjoy.  Future Career Plans: Possibly SPACEX or some sort of job that has a point besides money.  Wisdom: DON’T BE LAZY

Bios- Ling  2 nd Semester Freshman  Before this semester I was going to major in Mathematics.  After taking this course, I have changed my major to computer engineering but still considering Electrical Engineering.  This class has demonstrated that robotics can be fun. I have learned many things, like how to program the robot.  I will definitely get involved in more robotic projects next semester at UF.

Tom’s Story  Once Upon a Time, in a Galaxy Far-Far Away, there lived a robot named Tom.  Tom is trying to find his way home, unfortunately he is blind.  To make matters worse someone has built a maze that he has to travel through in order to return home.

Team Conclusions  Overall, each of us learned that there is a lot of trial and error in the programming process.  Also, we learned that sometimes things do not go as planned.  Words of Wisdom:  Take your time and be patient.  Be prepared for malfunctions.