T4

[bex]

T4

Yea but its a fantastic challenege im sure. Has baby arrived yet?

[RogueTwoRobots]

T4

Hee hee James, I totally agree with your views on uni workshops. Please come and talk some sense into the Glasgow Uni engineering department

(Sorry to continue with the hijacking of your thread Sam - you can have it back now lol )

(Message edited by K_C_R on September 05, 2006)

[sam_smith]

T4

Its a shame to hear what some unis are like.

I got the same responce when I spoke to the technicians but they are all told that only uni work is to be carried out in the workshops. However if you speak to the head of engineering and get their authorisation the techs become very helpful, and soon make you a risk assessment.

Of course it all depends on the head of eng. With Garys previous record I think he would have a very good chance. Perhaps if you offer good photos of the robot for posters, it is something else to show perspective students.
(They were delighted when I offered T4 for a couple of open days last year).

But like you say everywhere is different, I may have been lucky, but its always worth asking.

[jamesb]

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the baby has not arrived yet, but ill let you know when she does

Unfortunatly i went to NEWI in north wales, and the head of department there is a complete (insert rude body part here) in that, not only did he not want students doing anything in the workshops, hed then hire things in and claim we made them. prime example when the queen came to visit and we proudly displayed all the racing cars built by students at the uni. Only one was actually built at the uni and that was by staff. students were banned from working on it. the rest of the cars (6 of them) were hired in from local racing teams and resprayed in uni colours.

Im sure Gary will have more luck, as its unlikely there are 2 such complete waste of space unis in the UK.

[blazerbotics]

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I can name another...but dont get me started on that!

[typhoon_driver]

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Well i am hoping that strathclyde uni will be a bit more accomodating. I have already spoke to some students that go there and apparently it is the same story however I am going to see about sweet talking the right people.

If all else fails I can see about calling in some contacts at Rolls-Royce in East Kilbride and see if I can get some parts machined there.

One thing I have learnt very early on in life, it is not what you know but who you know that counts!

O and best of luck with the new baby James.

[bex]

T4

HAHA im so lucky that my dad works at Rolls Royce Rolls royce once built there own robot for robot wars

[leorcc]

T4

indeed. I believe Jonno owns that one now.

[bex]

T4

I dont know if they do or not I believe it only got half finished and they left it, I think someone at Rolls royce still has it.

[typhoon_driver]

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A bunch of guys from RR once built one but the company didnt want their name associated with the program so they were called a group of aerospace engineers

[bex]

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They couldnt have there name associated with it because they were using RR components when they shouldnt!

[jamesb]

T4

correction....
its not what you know, or who you know, its WHAT you know about WHO you know!

[robotwars]

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ripper, and rip, both have rolls royce to thank

[bex]

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Indeed they do dont they jonno :P

[Mouldy]

T4

Hey Sam-

Im bringing your spektrum DX6 and Albright contactor to Portsmouth for you. See you there.