{"id":1693,"date":"2017-05-19T21:48:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/malaysiacampus\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2017-08-01T05:32:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T04:32:07","slug":"when-will-i-get-back-my-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/malaysiacampus\/2017\/05\/19\/when-will-i-get-back-my-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"A trip to the ‘Beach’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine standing in the middle of a white sandy beach stretching all the way to the end on both sides of you. You feel the soft sand pressing against the soles of your feet, threatening to drown your feet in it. You look across the sea as the blazing sun rises above\u00a0the horizon, painting both the sky and the sea with different shades of orange and pink. You then take in a breath of salty seawater air while the gentle breeze blows through your clothes and takes with it all worries of life.<\/p>\n

#soeffahsogood<\/p>\n

Now imagine being abruptly awakened by the sounds of hammering and the smell of scalding hot solder…Wait, there’s another familiar scent as well. Something burning. A Domino? Amino? Ar..? You hold that thought as a ray of sunshine falls on to your face. You look to see the sun rise once again but this time through a\u00a0glass window. As you watch the\u00a0sun glare at you, a shiver goes down your spine. You realise the AC is on full blast and you finally remember where you are.<\/p>\n

At USMC’s very own\u00a0beach<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Welcome readers, to the\u00a0Part 2 Mechanical Engineering Systems Design & Computing Module Semester 2 Assignment – \u00a0The Eurobot Project. With this year’s theme being ‘The Beach Bots’ (yet again), you can look forward to\u00a0pun<\/em>-tastic team and row<\/em>bot names.<\/p>\n

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The Eurobot project requires students\u00a0to design, manufacture and program a robot (or two) to compete in the USMC Eurobot competition. The robots will have to carry out several\u00a0predetermined tasks during a match between two teams to earn points.<\/p>\n

We were given\u00a04 months to complete this project and I’d have to say, it\u00a0was a grueling yet exciting\u00a0period of time (Yes, it’s possible to feel them both at once).<\/p>\n

Well, the university did promise us a\u00a0“unique \u2018Southampton\u2019 education experience.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Now then, I shell<\/em>\u00a0skip the joys\u00a0and sorrows my team went through during the manufacturing process of our robot and dive<\/em> straight into the competition.<\/p>\n

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The playing field – where robots come to life, and leave via emergency stops.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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With everyone gathered at the beach, let the Eurobot Games begin!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tension was in the air as the matches were played one after another. Each match kept everyone on their toes and even I thought my heart was going to burst during\u00a0the first match even though it wasn’t my team competing.<\/p>\n

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“There are plenty more fish in the sea.” – ShoreWin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One half of JBShore\u00a0working hard to transport the sand blocks. Hontoni kawaii desu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The other half of JB Shore\u00a0taking a break from all the action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A parasol\u00a0is\u00a0deployed 90 seconds after the start of a\u00a0match to gain extra points. One half of SandBae, doing it all.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A mini robot you just want to keep in your pocket – SandBae is not just aiming for points, it’s aiming for your hearts.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Door of the huts are to be closed to gain points.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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When your kids don’t listen to you.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately, one robot was missing from the competition. My team’s robot, Beachrover, had a\u00a0breakdown just before the competition and we were not able to fix it in time. As\u00a0the show must go on,\u00a0<\/em>the\u00a0competition started\u00a0without us and we had to forfeit all of our matches.<\/p>\n

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Missing Robot Notice – Name: Beachrover, Weight: Too heavy, Size: Too big, Last seen with all parts intact. Might be missing some now. If found, please bring to the Structures Lab after midnight where you can find Team Baywatch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A group photo to commemorate the end of the project<\/del> competition. Two more reports to go!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Congratulations to everyone on a job well done and to the winning team, for winning. Huge thanks to Dr. Pu, Dr. Joe, Amin and Karim for all the help along the way.<\/p>\n

Carrying out this\u00a0project had been a huge learning process for all of us and whatever we had gain from this would most definitely help us in our 3rd and 4th year projects.<\/p>\n

One thing I would like to tell our juniors or anyone who has yet to undertake a somewhat huge project (ours is considered tiny) is that time management can really make or break a project. Hence, make sure you plan your project well and actually follow it\u00a0through<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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