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Safety Bike Training
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Safety officers took part in bike patrol training on April 25,
conducted by Officer Jim Bottillo of Troy’s Community
Policing program. The training included several drills requiring
the participants to demonstrate command of the bike, including
a 32-mile ride testing the participants’ skills shifting
the bike, handling tough inclines and declines, and overall
physical conditioning. More
Net Results:
IED Students Show Off “Ping Pong Robots” April 30
About
260 students enrolled in Introduction to Engineering Design
(IED) displayed their final projects for the semester, “Ping
Pong Robots,” on April 30 in the Alumni Sports and Recreation
Center.
Twenty teams of IED students were
challenged to develop robots that can play table tennis against
a human, said IED course coordinator Bill Foley. The robots
must simulate all levels of ping-pong from beginner to expert,
receive and return volleys, vary shots during a game, and “decide”
where to redirect lobs on the game table. More
