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Dobot to Dobot Handshake!

We did it! We made a dobot magician talk to another one and make it start. We even added a VEX switch as an input to start the first one. It is easy to do, but one word of caution: Never connect or disconnect any wires to the dobot while it is powered on; always power it down first. Damage may result! Ok,...

How do I make a simple presentation?

Written by Chris Hurd.

How do I make a simple presentation using Inventor? Add Bill of Materials or a Parts List? Add Balloons to a drawing? The answers are all here!

HSM: Basic Part Setup

Written by Chris Hurd.

Do this FIRST when machining a part using HSM.

SME: Basic Manufacturing Processes

Written by Chris Hurd.

SME (the Society of Manufacturing Engineers) has a great playlist of Youtube videos that outlines many basic manufacturing processes, and they are all right here for you. Most of the videos are from two to five minutes in length, and get the main points of those processes across to students in an...

Dobot Magician Start Up Procedure

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: What’s the proper way to actually get my Dobot Magician to connect to my computer? What software is required? Is it expensive? Solution: Number one, the software is free and it is called Dobot Studio. I am told it always will be, and it is updated regularly. You can install...

Caz HS Tech Labs Gets a Faro 3D Laser Scanner

Written by Chris Hurd.

Cazenovia students will be able to utilize a Coordinate Measurement Machine in the near future. This device is used for measuring the physical geometrical characteristics of an object and is manually controlled. It is a 7 degree of freedom arm with a laser end effector that you could use to scan objects....

Model Train Tutorials

Written by Chris Hurd.

So you’re having a hard time making all those train parts? Watch the tutorials below to see how Jim does them. I find some of the methods he uses makes it easier to understand, especially with the cow catcher. He also uses different techniques, so you may actually end up learning something....

Caz High School Students to go to space…Again!

Written by Chris Hurd.

A crew of ten Engineering design & development (EDD) students in Cazenovia High School’s Tech Club have decided to go to the air again. In 2015 they went into space the first time when sent a High Altitude Balloon into space. They brought back HD video and science data that included temperature,...

CIM MT’s Attend PLTW Summit 2017

Written by Chris Hurd.

We had a blast at the summit in Orlando Florida this year. Below are a few photos of some of the best CIM teachers in the world. Attending the VEX workshop ...

Author: Chris Hurd

Dobot to Dobot Handshake!

HSM: Basic Part Setup

SME: Basic Manufacturing Processes

Dobot Magician Start Up Procedure

Caz HS Tech Labs Gets a Faro 3D Laser Scanner

Model Train Tutorials

Caz High School Students to go to space…Again!

CIM MT’s Attend PLTW Summit 2017

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