Yesterday I was in Pittsburgh for a CMU related board meeting and got to visit my son, who is a senior there. When I say visit, well he allocated me a few hours to come and pitch in while he and his fellow club members rebuild the Robotics Club. Sean is the President of the club and its the oldest robotics organization in the USA.
I get a kick out of the kid working on the drone on the workbench despite the construction all around him - progress must be made!
El Presidente himself, posing for a rare photograph.
The club has a very nice workshop in the back with an amazing array of tools and 3D printers. However, the most impressive is this WW2 Navy surplus metal lathe that is still going strong. It's a beast of a machine and very beautiful in it's own way.
Here's a link to the
robotics club website.
Take a look at some of their projects, including my favorite "
Couchtron" a self driving couch. In all fairness, it's my son's project, so theres a little bit of bias. I'm hoping he builds one for me!
Sean's really proud of the rebuild and the club is his techno-geek form of a fraternity.
I wish I could to college again.
Great to see your heritage passed on so well to your son. Congrats to you and him!
ReplyDeletethat lathe reminds me of the one I learnt to use when at school. Glad you're son is settled and happy.
ReplyDeleteThat's great you got to see Sean! I asked Jakob if he was going to come home for Thanksgiving break and he said "maybe" ??!! so you're way ahead of me.
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