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Week0 My First Task
This weekend I completed the design of the strandbeest. My plan is the construct it with thin wooden sticks and have pinned to a styrafoam plate. I did alot of reasearch as far the construction of the strandbeest and it seems interesting on just how the dimensions and movement is constructed. I found videos online that people have created. Many different companies have created similar items. Such as a moving robot that walks and transports items just like a human. It also can impact from people, such as, if a person kicks the robot, it can take the impact and still stand up, it will move or almost fall over but it will still remain intact.

Week1 Narrative
After doing thorough research, I found it almost impossible to create a strandbeest just like the one in the video with thin wooden popsicle sticks. The sticks seem to have to much stress on them with in result are breaking and cracking. I have created many different sketches and have attached them in my engineering notebook for further demonstration and improvement. After the final sketch is accomplished, I will publish it onto wikiversity and attach it to my page. The contruction to a smaller strandbeest seems harder than on a larger model.

My Second Task
After doing many hours of research and watching numerous videos and studying the strandbeest very thoroughly. I have been making different sketch points and design ideas, the assembly to the strandbeest is almost complete, but it seems very problematic as far as movement is concerned. The thin wooden sticks keeps cracking and do not stay intact. As far as buying new pieces that may be the next objective and recontructing the entire strandbeest with brand new pieces.

Week2 Narrative
''Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the second weekend. Link to any CDIO documents you are working on that need to be considered for project points.''

My Third task
''Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the third weekend. Link to any CDIO documents you are working on that need to be considered for project points.''

Week3 Narrative
''Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over third weekend. Link to any CDIO documents you are working on that need to be considered for project points.''

My Fourth task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the fourth weekend.

Week4 Narrative
''Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over fourth weekend. Link to any CDIO documents you are working on that need to be considered for project points.''