The first day of Advanced Robotics Camp 2003 in Murray, Kentucky, was a success.  The campers began the day by gathering around the virtual campfire and discussing the plans for the day and for the week. The advanced camp teams are building with the Team Challenge set, which is much larger than any other set we've used in the past. The first activity was "Coast for the Most,"  which required camper teams to focus on using good building techniques to create vehicles that would coast as far as possible after going down a long ramp. They also worked on reducing friction as much as possible. This will be helpful when we build our robotic vehicles later in the camp. A second challenge was introduced, "Build the Longest Vehicle."  Campers were asked to design a vehicle that was as long as possible and that would coast for the farthest distance. The record for the longest vehicle was 105 1/2 inches long.   Tomorrow we'll begin working with gears, pulleys, and solar panels to complete specific tasks that required the use of motors, and then move onto the RCX, or "programmable brick."

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