Tuesday 26 January 2010

Induction Session at Strathclyde University

The Rapman Project kicked off on 25 January when the 7 participating schools came along to Strathclyde University to meet their student mentors and receive their Rapman kits. Ian Adkins from Bits from Bytes and Martyn Edwards from Technology Supplies were on hand to lead a practical hands-on session and everyone got off to a great start building the extruder.

Students have been assigned to schools as follows:

Gavin Leake and Claire Marshall, Earlston High
Hannah Rae, Menzieshill High
James Tosh, Greenock Academy
Kerrie Noble, Ducanrig Secondary
James Fraser, Kingussie High
Zoe Richmond, Bucksburn Academy
Michael MacLennan, Bearsden Academy


Some photos and videos from the day can be found at:

http://www.dmem.strath.ac.uk/HomeDirs/FGaddis/RepRapMachine/

http://www.dmem.strath.ac.uk/HomeDirs/FGaddis/RepRapMachine_Movies

Tuesday 12 January 2010

Welcome and Introduction

SCDI's Young Engineers and Science Clubs Scotland together with the University of Strathclyde and the Royal Academy of Engineering would like to welcome the following schools to the pilot RAPMAN project:

Bearsden Academy, East Dumbartonshire
Duncanrig Secondary, East Kilbride
Bucksburn Academy, Aberdeen
Greenock Academy, Inverclyde
Menzieshill High School, Dundee
Kingussie High School, Highland
Earlston High School, Borders

The above schools will be working in close contact with the University of Strathclyde to build a Rapid Prototype system known as RAPMAN. The schools will showcase their machines at the Celebration for Science Event in Glasgow on June 11th 2010.

Diagram of Rapman






More information about this system can be found at:

www.technologysupplies.co.uk/rapmanpro.htm

We wish all the schools luck and look forward to their updates on this blog.