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It was another big day: It was the COSMOlympics!! Each Cluster worked within their own respected groups to create skits that embody their Cluster's ideas and concepts. Sadly, we weren't able to win the competition, which consisted of three sections: first, skit judging; second, trivia quiz; third, the games. COSMOlympics usually had us spending 2 hours per day working on our skits, which we performed decently at. It wasn't the greatest it could've been, but it worked well for a week's worth of creating this skit. For the skit, we as a cluster created it to be similar to the Disney movie Cars. The next part was trivia quiz, which we performed pretty well in. And the games had a wide range of sports like archery, jump-roping, donut-eating, and the dodgeball tournament. It was very fun to participate in these games. We also felt we did pretty well on this section. We were able to secure a good 5th place out of the total of 10 teams! We initially thought we would be placed near or at last place with the preparation we had with our skit; however, we performed well beyond all our expectations. It was definitely fun to work on the project with your Cluster peers, who also put in the work to make the skit work.
Today, we worked on building most, if not all, of our cars! The Jetson Nano setups for all of the teams were mostly done and ready for the next day to start driving. The weather was pretty nice today. There weren’t many prints today as everyone started getting the electronics and Jetson Nano put together. Prof. Silberman came in to help those who had problems with the electronics. All day, we worked on the cars, which ended up with most people taking a much-needed break from last week’s chaos. Now, most teams are just waiting for their Jetson Nano to finally set up.
Today, most of us are finalizing and working on the last parts of our cars. The weather was always pretty nice, the sunny sky and the ocean breeze. Prof. Silberman gave another mini lecture about how the models and data are transferred between the Jetson Nano and our computer via SSH (Secure Shell Protocol). Before lunch, we gathered and saw the racetrack we were going to compete in. During the second part of class, Team 4 was the first to make their car’s wheels move! Others followed as well. Many of us worked on our ethics presentation, getting ready on Friday.