<div dir="ltr"><div>The word "Mechatronics" coverst just about everything I've seen you guys do, so perhaps just change the "robotics" to "mechatronics" - but then I'm stydying mechatronics and am therefore biased.<br><br></div><div>On a more lightheated note, I have some acroyms:<br><div><br><b>MECH</b> - "Mechanical and Electrical Christchurch Hobbiests"<br></div><div><b>MESH</b> - "Mechanical, Electrical and Software Hobbiests"<br></div><b>TEC</b> - "Technical Engineers of Christhurch"<br></div><div><b>WEDWB</b> - "What Engineers do when bored"<br></div><div><b>CNC </b>- "Christchurch Nerd Club"<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Geoffrey<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Mark Atherton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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The issue of (re)naming of the group has come up several times, but
we seem to either run out of steam, or hit an impasse.<br>
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We cover software, firmware, hardware, programmable logic, analogue,
mechanical, 3D printing, electric lawnmowing, and nut washing - to
name but a few interests<br>
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Scope of skills covers novice through expert.<br>
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Some of our projects involve a long methodical design process.
'Maker' and 'hacker' seem more appropriate to throwing ideas
together, (almost) at a novice level, or maybe that is just my bias.<br>
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Electrotechology does not include software (or does it).<br>
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Anyway, there are few personal biases, most happy to hear other
possible new names for the group.<br>
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-mark<br>
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<pre>I strike this a lot while out recruiting, after I tell them about the Robotics Club, the first thing I have to say is that it's not just robotics.
I've received feedback a couple of times from people who were nearly put off attending by the name, thinking Robotics was the main focus.
Perhaps we can come up with something a bit more appropriate?
electrotechnology?
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> Food for thought - do we want to make any changes to the group, if so, what ?
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