Monday: What changes have you made to your project(s) based on critique feedback from others?
I haven't made a few changes based on the critique feedback from others, this is mainly with the mechanism that feeds through the paper. Instead of using a platform such as a gear rack with a base attached to it, I have decided to use tires that will feed through the paper, making it a bit easier to construct and less piece-heavy.
Wednesday: Based on your experience with COSMOS so far, what pebbles have you picked up that will potentially take you forward in a career direction (like our speaker Dr. Jacqueline Thomas)?​
I feel as if the pebbles that I have picked up mostly revolve around the projects we've been doing. A couple of these pebbles would be the importance of research. For the start of my final project, I didn't do nearly enough research meaning that I had to ultimately scrap my original idea of a sewing machine. Secondly, I believe I should learn to work with others a bit more. It's possible that the issues with the original sewing machine could have been discovered if I had a partner.
Tuesday: What concerns to you have about the feasibility of your robotics project? How will you address these concerns?
My robot, to put it simply, is pretty much impossible to build. The idea of a sewing machine sounds simple in principle, but underneath the actual up and down motion of the needle, there is a very intricate system that uses parts that are impossible to create with Legos. I would have to either purchase a sewing machine and take the bottom portion out of it, buy a handheld sewing machine and build a frame around it in order to make it automatic, or trash my idea. I decided to trash my idea and create a stippling machine instead. The hole punching mechanism may have some issue though, because the needle used to punch holes will more than likely adhere to the paper via friction.
Wednesday: What pebbles did you pick up about the locomotion of other organisms from Dr. Nicholas Gravish's DLS talk?
Thursday: What do you think will happen in a Gambler's Ruins problem when the odds are slightly not fair? For example 51% to 49% odds for the two gamblers. (Hint: Both M1 and M2 are relatively large.)
Is the odds are slightly unfair then the gambler with the odds in his or her favor will win. This is because, as the gambler begins to do more and more gambles, these differences will become exponentially larger, resulting in one side or the other winning. Even if M1 and M2 are relatively large, that just means that the differences will have more time to get exponentially larger.
Friday: What connections did you make between diffusion and motor proteins to random walks?