4/6/04 We want our robot to go backwards, when touch sensors are on the robot, when it hits something. Today we put the motors on the battery. We connected the gears by rubber bands. 4/20/04 We got rid of the rubber bands and put regular gears as a replacement. On the battery we added platforms. Our gears wouldn't work so we continued on. We added the motors and connectors to the platform. Then we used the connectors to support the gears. We had to take apart half of it because we can't get the wheels on. 4/27/04 Today, finally, we got both wheels on in science class!!! YAY!!!! Then we got the motors on and to hold them up we used platforms. Life is good! Now we are going through a difficult process. Our wheels are jamming and the batteries are failing! 4/30/04 Our robot is out of control!!!!!!!! Another bad thing happened today, we have to take our robot apart. All because the batteries are failing and the downloading won't work. In other words, we have to start from scratch! At least we know what to do. 5/4/04 Today we are making the robot stronger by attaching the platforms. The motor, batteries and wheels all work. Thank God!!!! So now Andre and Zach can add programs… They added 3 programs- Robomaster, Flee and Scout. Now we finally got the touch sensors on and Robomaster is done being built! Hooray!! 5/7/04 It's a sad day, we had to delete Flee and Scout wasn't working. We all decided to make 2 new programs, Twister and Speed! I guess the day turned out okay after all!! 5/14/04 Today we are adding a new wheel and Christian is fixing Scout. Guess what?! We're programming the sensors today!!!!! 5/21/04 Today is not off to a good start. The computer is not downloading the info. Paul and Nicole is trying to help us, but it isn't working .On the bright side, the machine doesn't drag. So far we tried everything. We finally added the "setpower" program that Paul was helping with. Then we finally got it to work! Hooray! to robomaster athisway cthisway asetpower 5 csetpower 5 bon wait 5 boff wait 5 bon wait 5 aon con waituntil [switch2] aoff wait 5 coff wait 5 ard crd aon con end bon wait 5 boff wait 5 bon wait 5 boff wait 5 aoff coff end   to scout bon wait 4 aon wait 2 boff aoff aon con wait 5 bon wait 5 aoff coff boff aon wait 2 aoff bon wait 3 aon con wait 5 boff aoff coff aon wait 2 aoff bon wait 5 aon con wait 5 aoff coff boff repeat 3 [beep] end to twister aon wait 10 aoff aon con wait 10 aoff coff asetpower 9 csetpower 9 aoff coff con wait 10 repeat 2 [beep] aon con wait 10 aoff coff end to speed aon athatway con cthisway wait 25 end All we wanted our robot to do was to move. Our programs simply make our robot spin, turn, and move forward. In one of our programs we make the robot hit the robot hit the wall and drive in reverse.   In scout, we make our robot go forward and turn around and go forward again. In twister, we make the robot spin wildly out of control. Ahhhhh!!!!! In speed, we make our robot zoom at full speed.