Robot.

First step...




and then...

Last week we were working in our robot and we are already able to carry out with success the simplest missions (reef, shark, pipeline and to cover the bombs of petroleum.)
Everything was quite easy because the programs carry out them with turns of motors and times. We lacked to incorporate some pincers to the robot so that it could grab (the archaeological artifacts and the small submarine)
Thinking at home discovers a very simple and effective mechanism. Some pincers with a lot of force that they also incorporate to the robot or they take off with great easiness (to win time)
We send you some picture of our advances.
It is a pity that we have not begun with more advance to serve you as more help in your competition.
A greeting and forgive me for my bad expression in English. and our result!

Last Minute Preparations

This is the Lego Lab at IS 93 where Danny and Gary took time out from practicing running missions to help Eugene build the ozone and bacteria trailer.




Here Robert and Robert are re-assembling the research project vehicle- it's purpose is still top-secret!



Can you tell which student is Robert?

The Robot

We plan to make a robot that comes in and efficiently cleans up an oil spill so that minimal damage is done to the environment. It will have double wheels covered with a tank track to traverse through sand dunes easily. The robot will have a rake that will push black Lego pieces (they will represent oil) into a cage. The robot will have a Lego Camera attached to its front that will be connected to a motor that will make it constantly pivot. The Lego Camera will be connected to a computer. The computer will be connected to a digital projector that shows what is happening in the sand box that the robot is in.

More Things to Add

Peter Murray, as you know, is our mentor specically for the Research Project. His company's website is
HERE. I am not sure how much material there is here for your research but the site may enlighten you as to what he sells and what kinds of industrial equipment in this industry is being used.


I think it is time to ask him what he thinks of your plan to create a quick response robot to rake oil out of an affected beach as you stated in your rearch proposal.

Also, I would like to see all of the questions asked in Spanish. You have some duplicates that need to be deleted or changed.

Our twenty-sixth question

How did that effect your village(province) economically?

Como efecto el accidente petroleo a tu provincia economicamente?

Question Number Twenty-Seven

Did you have any support in the funds necessary to recuperate?

Recibistes respaldo financiero suficiente para recuperar?

Our twenty-fourth question

What changes occurred in your way of life?

Que cambios occurio en tu manera de vida?

Question Number Twenty-Five

How did you recuperate after the oil spill occurred?

Como recuperastes despues que occurio el derramamiento de petroleo?

Our twenty-second question

What equipment did you use to clean up the oil spill?

Que equipamiento estaba necessario para limpiar il accidente petroleo?

Question Number Twenty-Three

How did you feel when you found out that your main source of food was destroyed?

Como te sentistes cuando descubristes que tu fuente principal de comida fue destruido?

Our twentieth questioin

Do you know anyone who cleaned up the oil spill?

Tu conoceria alguien que limpio il accidente petroleo?

Question Number Twenty-One

When did you find out about the oil spill?

Cuando te distes cuenta del derramamiento de petroleo?

Question Number Nineteen

Who cleaned up the oil spill?

Quien limpio el derramamiento de petroleo?

Our eighteenth question

What changes had to be made in your daily life after the Prestige oil spill?

Que cambios estaban necessario en tu vida diaro despues de el acciedente petroleo?

Question Number Seventeen

What did you have to substitute the seafood you ate with?

Que tenias para substituir los mariscos?

Our sixteenth question

What memories are most prominent in your mind from the oil spill?

Que memorias eststabas prominente en tu mente desde il accidente di petroleo?

Question Number Fifteen

How did the beach look after the oil spill?

Cual era el aspecto de la playa despues del derramamiento de petroleo?

Our fourteenth question

How long did it take to clean up the oil spill?

Quanto tiempo estaba necesario para limpia il desastre di petroleo?

Question Number Thirteen

What was used to clean up the oil spill?

Que fue usado para recoger el derramamiento de petroleo?

Question number twelve

What do think about how the oil spill occurred?

Que tu opinar como el accidente di petroleo?

Question Number Eleven

What changes occurred after the first week after the oil spill occurred?

Cuales cambios occurieron despues de la primera semana a del derramamiento?

Question number ten

What changed on the first day after the oil spill occurred?

Que camobio en el primer dia de el accidente de petroleo?

Question Number Nine

How did you feel when you found out about the oil spill?

Como te sentistes cuando supistes del derramamiento?

Question number eight

Where were you when you found out about the oil spill?

Adonde tu eastaba quando el accidente di petroleo occurio?

Question Number Seven

When did you find out about the oil spill?

Como descubristes la noticia del derramamiento?

Question number six

How did the cleanup of the oil spill look?

Como vio la limpieza de il aciete accidente?

Question Number Five

Our fifth question is:
What changes occurred within your village after the oil spill?

Cuales cambios occurieron en tu pueblo despues del derramamiento de petroleo?

Question Number Three

How did the Prestige oil spill affect you and your family?

Como te afecto tu y tu familia cuando occurio el derramamiento del petroleo Prestige?

Question number four

How did the beach look after the oil spill?


Como vio la playa despues de el aceite accidente?

Our second Question

What types of fish and marine animals are located in the ocean that you live near?

Que classe di animals y pescados estaba adentro di el oceano que estaban cerca de tu area?

Our First Question

How does having the ocean so close to your home and school affect you and your family?

Como le afectaria a tu y tu familia teniendo el mar tan cerca a tu escuela y casa?

Our Ideas For The Research Project

Our topic for the research project is the affects of oil spills. We have team mates in Spain. Mr. Wright is setting up a partnership with a school in Carnota, Spain. In 2001, an oil tanker called the Prestige began to leak oil and eventually sank off the coast of Spain near the town of Carnota. This caused a huge environmental disaster. Our Ocean Odyssey Project is focused on two things. One part of our project will be an investigation of the physical affects of oil spills on the environment. The second part of the Project will be investigating the affects on people- our team mates in Spain will become our source of data on how the Prestige oil spill affected them and their families. We have researched the environmental affects of oil spills. We have more to learn but we know that oil spills are very bad for any environment. Our solution to help make a quick cleanup will be a remote-control robot that will be deployed quickly during an oil spill to minimize damage to the ocean environment. We have a design that uses an arm with a rake to clean sand and soil. We are not sure yet of what our research will produce for the human affects because we do not know what the people who experienced the oil spill will say.

Questions For Our Teamates In Spain

We have compiled numerous questions to ask our teamates in Spain about the Prestige oil spill and how it affected them and their families which we will interview them with through blogging and Skype to have first-hand accounts that we will document and use for our project. The reason for this is because our topic is not about oil spills in general and the Prestige oil spill but about the psychological affects of oil spills and the Prestige oil spill will be used by us as an example. We will post our questions up onto this blog and explain them.