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-= Joseph's Blog of FIRST and Segway Encounters =-


Monday, February 16th, 2003



FIRST has delyaed our shipping for 2 days due to the snow.






Saturday, February 15th, 2003



OUR BOT IS SOOOOO COOL! Come to VCU TO SEE IT!


Just to thank Frank again for this great site and letting me blog here. THANKS!






Friday, February 14th, 2003



AHHAHAHA!!!! Guess what happened today? As I was in the mall, my sister announces to me that someone down the street bought a Segway at work for promotional reasons and brought it home yesterday. AND SHE DIDN'T TELL ME!!! I beged and pleaded to get her to tell them that I'm interested in the Segway and that if they get it for the weekend again to let me ride it around a little. So if you know who you are, you live in VA, and work at a radio station, and you own a Segway (your work does), then there is someone on your street who would like a ride.

Thank You.

*Rant Off*






Thursday, February 13th, 2003





One of these people is The Mole. Who is it? Who's found out who it is? Go here to find out






Tuesday, February 11th, 2003



It's almost time. Only one more week till ship off and we are getting excited. Go check out a FIRST regional near you by going to http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2003/rgevents.htm and finding out the time and location.






Sunday, February 9th, 2003



We changed the whole bot today. NOTHING IS THE SAME!!! Just wait till you see it at VCU.






Saturday, February 8th, 2003




Robotics is behind, but not too much. We have cut a few things out of the final design and have changed the motors. We were origionaly going to use Atwoods to power it, but after some calculations, we figured that we would be going 50ft per second, or MACH 2!!! So that was out of the question.


Found a cool Mac store today near where I live called MacPro. Their web site is http://www.macprosolutions.com. If you are in their area, drop by to look at the cool 12 inch PowerBooks G4's.






Friday, February 7th, 2003




I remember finding these REALLY cool animated .gifs of a home built Segway by Team 122 of FIRST. They are large (1.3 or so mb big!!!) Eat em up!

http://members.cox.net/johcagaorl.ecs/robotics/videos/Image020-animate.gif

http://members.cox.net/johcagaorl.ecs/robotics/videos/Image021-animate.gif

http://members.cox.net/johcagaorl.ecs/robotics/videos/Image051-animate.gif


SNOW DAY!!! Yes! Today we are off and enjoying a nice 4 inches of snow! Robotics is behind, but I have my hopes set high and I think we will finish on time.






Thursday, February 6th, 2003




Testing the photo's


Today is the first day that I've had to deal with an anti-Segwayer. After reading what they said carefully, I found out there are three types of Segway haters:
-Think the Segway Will Make People Fat
-Think Segway will mow everyone down
-"I'll rub your back if you rub mine" Segway Haters

This one was the mow everyone down type. VERY easy to deal with. Almost no time was needed. I explained it this way. The Segway uses dynamic stabilization, or in simple terms, it tries to stay underweight your center of gravity. So if you shift your weight forward, the Segway goes forward underweight you, thus moving. To stop, the center of gravity must go back up. I call that natural movement, or when your body's center of gravity changes the speed of movement, like Walking and Segwaying. Then there is unnatural movement, or when your must use a part of your body to create the propulsion you need, like a car. Most people think Segway is like a car, where you can just run over someone. But it isn't. If some makes your center of gravity pitch back, then you break and go back.






Wednesday, February 5th, 2003




Ahh, my very first web blog. Thanks to Frank T you can spend countless hours reading about FIRST! Just like you've always wanted! (note sarcasm) Anyway, I'll be uploading more as time comes along with testimonials of my Segway ride, photos, and a much anticipated ride on a 'home-brewed' Segway from FIRST team 122.








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I can't belive it. I missed yet another SEGWAY! The same guy who owns the company brought it home today, but I missed it again! I WILL FIND YOU!!!


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Seems like everyone is getting their Segways today. [:(] Oh well, only $4800 to go till I can afford one. Come on Dean! Lower the prices!

Anyway, no more sightings of the infamous Segway in my neighbourhood. Oh, the anxt.

*sigh*


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I work on the higest floor
There's nothing in my way
But I saw my picture on the bathroom door
Today
I don't feel like working anymore
Is that ok?

I'm So far in
I can't get out
I'm so far in
I can't get out
I'm so far in
I can't get out

I made it to the higest floor
By wokring everyday
But I can't remember anymore
What it was like to play
If I could only find the Exit door
I'd run away

I'm so far in
I can't get out
I'm so far in
I can't get out
I'm so far in
I can't get out

Can't get out

Get out

Gotta get up 
Gotta get up
Gotta get up and go


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Wow, it's been a month since the last update. If you are reading this, man, either you are bored or you just felt like going into the bunny hole to Wonderland.

Nothing new terms of the Seg here. Mabey an iPod, but no Seg.


