The intro engineering design class at Caltech is generally taken sophomore year and has the potential to be quite frustrating because it's the first time we really have to machine all our own parts, and do it precisely. I present... Continue Reading →
Checklist for success from one of my students in a Wizbots class. This student was trying to solve the "Maze Bowling" challenge: the robot must navigate a simple maze in order to knock down a stack of cups at the... Continue Reading →
Will and I spent the weekend skiing in Lake Tahoe, and it's still weird to me that I don't have to worry about finishing up a homework problem set when I get back or turning in an assignment. I literally... Continue Reading →
First off, here is Little Margaux: Can you tell the difference between the drawing and the picture? Don't worry, I couldn't either. Man, I was a great drawer in kindergarten. As I was going through my stuff at home in... Continue Reading →
My job at Wizbots is now in half-swing, and I am loving the sleeping in and relatively free mornings. (I say "half" instead of "full" because I'm still an assistant; I won't be a lab leader until the end of... Continue Reading →
Now that I'm done volunteering at the Exploratorium, I am very much looking forward to sleeping in since I was waking up super early to arrive at work by 8:30 am. To get to the museum, I had to bike ten... Continue Reading →
Margaux Rhymes with Fargo 