Spring Break
Walker is engineering feat
Stephanie Vallejo
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: News
Alvarez said he was in charge of purchasing all the raw materials using the team's strict budget, and is happy with the final result.
"It's like our little baby," he said. "It's weird to look at and think, whoa, we made that."
The team posted their first test of the eight-legged walker on YouTube titled, "IT LIVES," Alvarez said.
"There are definitely some things that we've learned building it that we would change if we were to do it again, but we're calling it an absolute success," Wiseman said.
"We were really happy when it worked," said Hector Polvo, a senior mechanical engineering major and team member. "We went crazy."
Spectators who pass by the eight-legged walker, displayed in the Engineering building's lobby, will see wide-angled feet on the machine, Wiseman said.
"Those are all interchangeable," he said. "We designed different types of feet for different terrain. We have a spiked-shaped foot for a marshy, soft, wet terrain. There's a flat foot that would be good for sand."
The team said the best part of the whole process was seeing all their hard work become a huge success.
"We developed a big bond and found out how big industries come together and work as a team to accomplish goals and get their tasks done," Joya said. "Every group member in our team is ready to go out there in the industry, and that's what really counts."
"It's like our little baby," he said. "It's weird to look at and think, whoa, we made that."
The team posted their first test of the eight-legged walker on YouTube titled, "IT LIVES," Alvarez said.
"There are definitely some things that we've learned building it that we would change if we were to do it again, but we're calling it an absolute success," Wiseman said.
"We were really happy when it worked," said Hector Polvo, a senior mechanical engineering major and team member. "We went crazy."
Spectators who pass by the eight-legged walker, displayed in the Engineering building's lobby, will see wide-angled feet on the machine, Wiseman said.
"Those are all interchangeable," he said. "We designed different types of feet for different terrain. We have a spiked-shaped foot for a marshy, soft, wet terrain. There's a flat foot that would be good for sand."
The team said the best part of the whole process was seeing all their hard work become a huge success.
"We developed a big bond and found out how big industries come together and work as a team to accomplish goals and get their tasks done," Joya said. "Every group member in our team is ready to go out there in the industry, and that's what really counts."
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