recitation.md

Rec 1

• bring each example axis
• bring the blot
• bring one kit
  • image of each thing / notes on hardware
• past years' work ...
• other resources

... should be ...

• what you'll have to do,
  • mechanism,
  • actuation,
  • automation,
• what this normally involves, architecturally ?
  • it's the mess, but don't scare them ?
• what are some fun ideas for machines we can build ?
  • scale can be small (remember you're going to bring the thing to class)
  • it can be simple (remember you have only a week!)
• what are some good resources ?
  • we have prepared some,
    • incld. machine class content, of which... meche,
    • incld. our example axes, etc,
  • others have,
    • slocum, ...
    • open builds ?
• what you should do:
  • elect a Machine Dictator (you can deploy democratic process internally, we want to have one point person)
  • have them contact Jake (WhatsApp) (617 230 0791) (jake.read@cba.mit.edu)
  • and Quentin
  • convene a meeting to decide:
    • what to build, who to do what, when to work together, etc,
  • invite us to the first meeting,
  • we will bring you your kit of stuff to that first meeting

Rec 2

... a walkthrough of some nuts-and-bolts demos,

• the xylophone,
  • requires a representation of the plan (the sequencer)
  • and an interface to it,
  • requires some planning (when can we hit... what?)
  • requires some actuation,
  • and mechanical design...
• the scara-arm
  • ... requires some kinematics, etc,
• the resources are, broadly,
  • modules (of which any arduino project can become one such)
  • mechanical bits and bops
• adjoints
  • the extrusions use slide-in nuts,
  • we commonly print 4.4mm hole to self-thread an M5,
    • more beef wants hex inserts