2/9: Neil: introduction (fab class, supporting software)
       Alex: collective design/development process
          2.007: http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007
          FRDPARRC
       Larry: taxonomy of commerical rapid-prototyping tools
       Joe: foundations of fabrication
       assignment: introduce yourself via three machines you
          wish you could to make
          a) post to your home directory classes/961.04/people/... off of index.html
          b) review each other's document NO TALKING
       reading: thresholds and self-reproduction
 2/17: Joe: Fabrication materials and processes
       assignments:
          shop training 2/18: 10-12 Amy, Xu, Akshay, Reginald; 12:30- 2:30 Fadi, Han
          fill in proposals
          demonstrate something that embodies threshold restoration behavior
 2/23: Larry: design descriptions
       assignment?
       reading?
  3/1: Neil: logic, sensing, actuation
       assignment: make microcontroller development system (see details in Topics)
  3/8: Alex: mechanisms
       assignment:
          make a kinematic coupling and bring to class
             10-20 minutes; no peeking!
          make a linear motion slide: 50 mm
             20-30 minutes; no peeking!
          read http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007
             Lecture topics, topic 3
          prepare project presentations, link into
             http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/961.04/projects/
             "show" it in operation (with options)
             what are you going to make?
             what will it do?
             how will it be demonstrated/tested?
             what are the parts?
             who is going to do what?
             what will happen when?
 3/15: project proposals
 3/29: Neil: embedded networking
       RFC 791 (IP)
       RFC 768 (UDP)
       Internet (Cisco)
       I0
       i0.0.sch
       i0.0.brd
       i0.0.cmp
       i0.1.sch
       i0.1.brd
       i0.1.cmp
 5/17: final projects