Meet the humanoid Robot: Lieutenant Dan
April 13, 2017
Lieutenant Dan stands almost five feet tall with shiny metal parts, it has wheel attachments resembling human hands and legs. It may look like the best robot in A208 but that is not the case.
Lieutenant Dan was purchased at a website called Pitsco, it cost $6,999 online. It comes as a kit and students put together the pieces. Last year students arranged all of the pieces. Unfortunately the students have not been able to use a program that will help Lieutenant Dan move, but they hope to develop a program soon. It just stands there, but it commands a lot of attention.
“It’s not my favorite robot. I like when students have more of a problem and solution situation and they have to make a robot from scratch,” CATE teacher Yvette Edwards Brown said. “It’s their ideas, their design.”
Despite Lieutenant Dan’s inability to move he is transported to big events for recruiting purposes.
“It took a lot of time to assemble it together, more than we expected, but it was worth the work and practice,” senior Emmanuel Oyervides said. “And it shows how fun this program can be.”
Alongside Lieutenant Dan are other robots. Most were invented by the students with the assistance of Edwards Brown and CATE teacher Martin Armendariz. Armendariz has three robots in storage that the students made, one of them is amazingly huge and they took it to competition at Waco, Texas. In contrast to Lieutenant Dan, these robots were made by students who used different parts. They also designed the software to make the robots functional.
“These kids made a lot of good work with these robots,” Armendariz said. “ It’s not just the appearance that counts, it’s the work and ideas that are invested in these robots that make the students progress, and learn more.”
Correction: Lieutenant Dan is able to move. Last year Emmanuel Oyervides and Enrique Vasquez wrote a program in C language giving Lieutenant Dan the ability to move.
Blanca • May 1, 2017 at 3:49 pm
Students are doing a great work on planning to make a program in order for a robot to move.
Erika • May 1, 2017 at 3:47 pm
Students should meet their resources for Lieutenant Dan to be able to do more things besides the robot just being able to move. It can be possible for the robot to have more potential.
Gustavo Rodriguez • May 1, 2017 at 3:46 pm
It is impressive how a high school can start working of a full sized robot and experiment its mechanisms.
Christopher Gomez • May 1, 2017 at 3:38 pm
what a awesome robot! it is truly amazing seeing what a bunch of kids can do when they put there mind to it!
Sebastian Ceballos • May 1, 2017 at 1:18 pm
Just make sure it is longer probably more detailed
Pedro Chavez • May 1, 2017 at 1:16 pm
I thought you built it.
angel cabral • May 1, 2017 at 1:12 pm
this article is written really good. And gives good information on the humanoid.
Luis Castorena • May 1, 2017 at 1:11 pm
It requires so much intelligence to assemble all the pieces together.
Angel Gonzalez • May 1, 2017 at 11:10 am
I think it’s a good well made product. though made from a kit and assembled parts the invention overall shows it’s great use’s such as a display for recruiting.
gerardo Ibarra • May 1, 2017 at 10:54 am
LT Dan: Well,thoulght i’d tryout my sea legs.
Forest gump:Well, you ain’t got no legs lieuenant Dan?
Matt Tellez • May 1, 2017 at 10:42 am
i think this is a big achievement, knowing that this robot is the next step to making more robot. Maybe even the future their will be an upgrade for Lieutenant Dan
Elizabeth Camargo • May 1, 2017 at 9:41 am
Lieutenant Dan in reality bring people together, and that is what Del Valle is all about. He is also a cool looking guy, but even though he just stands there, he is able to represent this academy and the fun we have. OFOD.
Kimberly Balderrama • May 1, 2017 at 9:40 am
I think it’s great that the students were able to get together to build Lieutenant Dan, as this allows the students to truly embrace the reason for choosing this pathway. Hopefully, the academy will be able to build a brother for Lieutenant Dan from scratch soon, and program him as well.
Rudy Orozco • Apr 28, 2017 at 10:35 am
Very interesting article