World Robot Contest Finals

World Robot Contest Finals

This article was revised on March 5

A short break during the application season

While it comes, the application seasion, full of tension, sadness and happiness. At this time, just after finsihing submitting all UC applications, I decided to join this competiton held in Foshan, Guangdong, which is a prosperous city around the Guangzhou. It is a short break for me, for I have some time to reflect the early application season including EA and UC and better think how could I improve in the future. Also, I haven’t taken any VEX competition for almost a year due to the COVID. It is the best time for me to catch up with this brand new season and implement my new-learned knowledge in real match.

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A short trip to Beijing

A short trip to Beijing

This month is really a busy month. Writing essays for application, preparing for TOEFL, learning school courses and participating in Yau Science Awards really stressed me a lot. I feel like I have never been busy as much as now. It’s not only about my academic works, since I need to consider many other things that are simple but costs tons of time. All things combined,it’s a challenge for me and I need to and have to admit it.

Coming to Beijing

After a week long prepare with my mentor, reviewing my paper and debugging my neural network model, I came to Beijing for semifinal of Yau Science Award(Computer) yesterday. Though I’ve been to many places without my parents, I was accompanied with teachers or schoolmates. This trip is truly the first trip that I went alone. To be honest, I even was a little nervous at first.

Everything went OK the first day. Arriving by bullet train, I took 3 subway lines to go to my hotel next to Tsinghua University. The hotel is fine but I booked a room without windows for cheaper price. However, it was really a awful experience that I felt unwell staying at the room. (I swear I would never book a room without room again) So I decided to go to the university for checking the route in advance just in case that I might get lost the next day.

To be honest, I don’t have a good impression of Beijing based on previous visits. No exception, it’s the same this time. I don’t know if it’s a prejudice or something else. Anyway, I don’t like this city. It imposes bad feeling to me.

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My first VEX tournament of the season

My first VEX tournament of the season

Now I am on the bullet train from Xi’an to Baoding, crossing one tunnel after another, passing one bridge after another. Just a few minutes ago, I was sleeping deeply, but now I think I am conscious.

Sleepless night


From the beginning of the summer vacation, I was studying TOEFL everyday following a regular routine – getting up at 7AM, doing TOEFL practice all the day and then going to bed at 11PM.

However, Last night even didn’t close my eyes for a while because of the unfinished autonomous program. It’s a hard and harsh work putting tons of parameters and variables to my mind simultaneously. Fortunately, with my team members Tony and Jessica helping me reset the match field quickly and accurately, finally I got it. Never forget the colorful cubes leaps on the match field which seem to lose control.

Nervous time


To be honest, I didn’t put too many efforts in the VEX competition these summer vacation. I just came to participate in training two days before our setting off. I am really awkward to my excellent team member and coach Mr. Han.

The robot that will be used in the competition hadn’t been finished two days before. Our manipulator Tony hadn’t practice controlling the robot like catching the cube and pile them up in the specific area which is not easy and definitely needs time to be familiar with the way of controlling.

Luckily, we had done everything in time under the unity of our team which is the most valuable and precious thing I got from the robot club. I saw everyone mounting screw carefully, writing engineer log amazingly… There exists many good personalities and characters that I need to learn from them.

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My first debate competition

My first debate competition

New challenge

I’ve never imagine that one day I can stand on a debate stage and speak in English. My classmate Vivian who is good at English and speaks fluently invited me to participate in a debate competition because of vacancy of her partner. Thinking that the students who are good at oral English are all in the debate club, I accept the invitation at once.

Think now, I am thankful for Vivian to give me a chance to face new challenge. We should finish our debate draft early but it lasted until three days before the official competition.

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Just coming back from the VEX worlds, I was excited and felt still live in the life there. Exactly, the debate competition came. Vivian and I prepared for the debate on the whole Monday night. Both of us are students living, but we used phones and computer secretly just like thief, preventing from discovering by the teacher.

My assignment was the draft of PROS. The debate topic was about refugees. I strangled my brain to write down everything I could think about. It was hard but expanded my thinking a lot.

A normal night

The last night before the debate competition. I got the suit and tried on in my dormitory. My dormmate helped me to adjust the tie. There exist a second, I felt very lucky to be classmates and friends with them.

I intended to review the debate draft at night, but I fell asleep quickly and unconsciously.

5:50 AM, the teacher woke me up. I got up quickly without any sleepy. To my surprise, my dormmate encouraged me and hoped me to get a good rank, even he was sleeping on the bed well.

Exciting day

We had 4 rounds on the first day. Every time we were PROS unexpectedly. I really enjoyed the feeling and atmosphere when two sides were debating. Just like a spark collision of thinking. We even beat the Nanjing Foreign Language School because of the excellent cooperation of Vivian and me.

On the afternoon, when all the rounds ended. I heard my name from the host. We entered the top eight!

On the bus

Because we were PROS in all four rounds, I thought we were familiar with the strategy and pace of PROS. Then, I suggested Vivian being PROS tomorrow if it was possible. But it was the divergence of us. She had finished the CONS draft but it didn’t work at all. She want to be the CONS tomorrow. I requested her on the whole way back to the school.

Finally, I gave up. I realized that I was a little impolite to treat a girl in this way. Everybody need to practice and exercise in the competition. I apologized to her and then prepare for the next day.

Unexpected results

We are the last of the quarter-finals, which means that the first day of our first knockout opponent is the first place. We were hopeless but tried our best to compete for the top four. After the competition, we felt that we were certainly lose the game. But to our surprise, we won the game!!!

Both of Vivian and I was too excited because we defeated the group first. At that moment, I felt like my heart is jumping out!

But we lost the semifinal at last. However, we were still very happy because it’s a very perfect ranking.

Think more deeply

First, I have made many friends through the competition. They are from Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, which are more advanced than Xi’an. There are many things I can consult and learn form them. Also, I find all the competition whatever the field is, robot, computer, debate, the true meaning is meet more friends and expand my horizons.

Second, I understand and cherish my old friends more. After a competition, a few days staying together, we all made progress and became a better me. The old friends, the partners, they are different for me. We learned from each other and communicate more effectively.

At last

At last, I want to say that thanks to Vivian, I learned a lot from her. Not only about the skills of debating, but also the truth of life.

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Summary of 2019 VEX Robotics World Championship

Summary of 2019 VEX Robotics World Championship

VEX 2019世锦赛总结


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难忘的一次经历。

久别重逢

作为刚刚转入国际班的新生,我很荣幸被韩老师选中参加VEX2019世锦赛。赛前,有激动、欣喜,也有紧张与茫然。VEX,于我而言是一个既熟悉又陌生的竞赛项目。初中时在韩老师的带领下参加了“一网打尽”和“星光璀璨”两个赛季,也收获了很多。本以为与VEX在此分道扬镳,没想到如今的久别重逢。与熟悉的金属结构件相遇、与机器人对抗电机高速旋转的齿轮声相遇,更重要的,更重要的是与初中时有着共同热爱与梦想的同学们和老师重逢。这一切都让我激动不已,就像是星星之火在无数个暴风雪夜之后重新成为熊熊烈火一样,照亮了我的心。

当然,新的问题接踵而至。VEX推出了全新的V5主控套装,新的编程环境,这一切都是需要我去学习和尽快掌握新的知识;这里有了更多陌生的面孔,有身经百战的学姐和学长、还有已经征战将近一个赛季的国一的同学们。而我,作为一个新加入机器人社团大家庭的人,如何让大家认识我、了解我、信任我是亟待解决的问题。

在赛前,我努力地尝试编写自动程序,当小球被精准地吸入机器人的储球仓时、当小球射中旗杆的那一刹那,那种久违的激动与喜悦再次涌上心头,每一行代码,都是自己思考过后的体现,每一次正确编译和执行,都有着小小的成就感。

我找回了那种感觉,拾起了彼时的梦想,找寻到了志同道合的朋友们。同时也学习了新的知识,结识了新的朋友,更有了新的体悟。

我们在一起

高新一中机器人社团是一个整体,我们代表的不仅是个人,而是整个社团,整个学校甚至中国。每一个人都是这个集体的一份子,我们的行为会对整个集体产生影响。

无论坐飞机,坐大巴,整理比赛器械,参加比赛,我们都在一起。启程的那一天晚上,杨子逸、李恺峰和其他几个学长一起在整理东西,我看见每一个人都仔细地寻找需要的零件,彼此认真核对,最后整齐地放入行李箱。我看见党一然学长一丝不苟地为机器人安装保护架,最后用防震材料小心翼翼地将机器人放入箱子里。而此时,是凌晨两点。我看到所有的人各司其职、所有的步骤稳步推进。作为新成员,我第一次感到,我们真的是一个集体。

办理超大件行李托运的同学不用着急,因为他们知道,我们会在安检处耐心地等待他们;坐在飞机后面的同学下机不用着急,因为他们知道,我们会在国际到达最显眼的地方等着他们。我们,不会孤单,我们有彼此。我们,有共同的期许与愿望。

白天当地时间,晚上北京时间

作为社团的新成员,我本以为此次比赛我的任务只限于看场地、管理电池,一个队伍8个人是完全冗余的状态。但实际上在整个比赛过程中,有太多的事情需要去做,只要主动,总会有需要自己做的事情,并不只是老师所分配的任务。队伍中的每一个人找准自己的定位是极其重要的。

VEX 比赛中,联队的联络是非常重要的。有时候学姐需要去练习场或者打技能赛的时候,我就主动去帮助学姐联络接下来的联队。既可以更加熟悉VEX 的比赛规则,了解整个分区的其他队伍,又可以锻炼自己的英语水平。

当然,熬夜是逃不过的。最开始我也在抱怨,为什么搭建临时场地的是我们国一年级,熬夜摆场地帮助学长调自动程序的也是我们。学长学姐也是这样过来的,没有谁可以只去做最重要的事情。一个团队想要成功,必须有人愿意去做累的、无聊的、重复的事情。而在这个过程中,也是一种锻炼,当我知道原来还原比赛场地要一分一毫追求标准时,未来我编写自动程序时就会按照这个标准严格执行;当我熟悉了如何快速搭建场地,掌握了搭建场地的细节,我就会知道如何去更加高效容易的得分。当场地图纸深深地印在脑海里时,会简化很多原本复杂的工作。

比赛开始的第一天,有可能是我还不适应比赛节奏,晚上回到酒店到头就睡,可以说是精疲力尽。看到国一的其他同学都帮助学长们调程序到很晚,我也很不好意思,无地自容。第二天,依旧很累。记得最清楚的是韩老师的一句话:“大家都很累,每个人都走了上万步,没有谁是不累的。只是心里有根弦紧绷着,清楚地知道自己有任务没有完成,才会一直坚持下去”。那天晚上,一直在场地帮忙摆场地。记得稍微在场地上躺了1分钟就睡着了,醒来时看见每个人还都在做自己该做的事情。场地一遍一遍地还原、代码一次又一次地修改下载、电机一遍又一遍地驱动,可正是在这个无限循环的过程中,诞生了最好的机器人,最稳定的自动程序,最强大的一只队伍。

由于需要在比赛中切换操纵手,而使用V4定义双手柄的方法并不适用于V5,我和另一个学长何林睿开始上网查找有关V5双操的信息。但由于是新产品,整个信息资源十分有限,我也咨询了在比赛中认识的外国队伍,可是直到最后也没有找到合适的解决方案。我们只能按照主控和单手柄的定义方式尝试定义双手柄。“primary”和“partner”这两个词语,已经永远地印刻在了我的脑海里,那一句定义代码永远也不会忘记。虽然只是简简单单的一行代码,可对我而言,这是我和学长凭着自己的努力,按照规范自己想出来的。这与说明文档上已经给出的语句是不一样的。这一句,我们永远不会忘记,以后碰见类似的情况也一定会自己解决。虽然说最后双操程序出了些问题,但我还是非常开心,毕竟自己熬夜写出了基本的思路和代码。学长和老师能够信任我,给予我机会去尝试,是对我莫大的鼓励与肯定。

同样,我也不会想到,我的自动程序会派上用场。由于两份源代码所有的电机定义都不一样,而又要同时使用两份源代码的自动和手动程序,我只好用define语句替换关键字。如果不是韩老师之前在编程课上提及过,如果不是自己下来查找过详细用法,我永远不会想到这样的方法。有时候,编程的小技巧却能够大大提高编程效率。而这些技巧,就是需要不断在日常的编写中与同学和老师们的交流,在网上查找的过程中来获取的。

那天晚上,韩老师一直陪我到最后。关闭主机、拔下电池、插上充电线、关上灯,和韩老师一起离开。在那个转角处,我看见韩老师的背影,有一种难以言喻的感觉。刷房卡,按下扳手,室友早已熟睡。看看表,已是凌晨五点,洗个澡,静静地看着太阳从远处升起,又是疲惫而又充实的一天。

榜样

我很敬佩社团里的每一个人,他们让这个社团成为了一个真正的社团。

韩老师,最值得我敬佩的人。带着热爱与希望,度过了每一个夜晚,还有更多我们不知道的困难。再多的话语都显得苍白无力,老师您辛苦了!这是我内心最真实的流露。

学姐,作为老社长,每一次人员的集合、解散,房间的分配都是学姐负责。整个社团在她的安排下总是井井有条。住到新酒店之后,还没有等我们找到自己的房间,学姐就把所有人的房间号全部记录好并发送到微信群里了。很简单的工作,却是最重要,最容易忽视的工作。记得学姐每天早上的人工叫醒,当我迷迷糊糊地接电话时,学姐早已经起床洗漱完毕,提醒其他人起床了。

杨子逸和李恺峰学长,两个人形影不离,经常被我们拍到靠在一起呼呼大睡的照片。但是两个人确实最有默契的,666U整个队伍在两位学长的带领下一路披荆斩棘,闯入复赛。杨子逸学长调程序时,李恺峰学长在旁边提出自己的建议,李恺峰学长练习操纵时,杨子逸学长也会很中肯地提出建议。我认为这是最好的学习方式,相互学习,共同进步。虚心接受他人的建议,敢于去站在整个团队的立场上向别人提出建议都不是容易的事情,但两位学长都做到了,而且做的很好、很成功。

樊金同学,作为国一唯一一个女生,却为团队贡献了很多。赛前的工程日志,我看见每次社团课和晚自习的空余时间,都是她一个人一丝不苟地画图、写字、排版。虽然没有能够取得全能奖,但这份70多页沉甸甸的工程日志值得我们每一个人细细翻阅,它饱含着樊金同学对于整个团队的认真付出。在比赛的过程中,樊金同学清晰明了的对战分析和情报收集也是我需要学习的。每一场比赛,对手队友,时间地点,以及队友对手的各个比赛场次她都全面地一一罗列。一个人静静地坐在看台上录下每一场队友对手的比赛,并仔细分析。

不止他们,社团里的每一个人都值得我学习,每一个人都有自己的艰辛,每一个人都为整个团队付出了许多,我们每一个人让社团不断向前进步。

真正的意义

还没有来到比赛场地,没有走进Freedom Hall的时候,我一直都在思考,自己此行的目的究竟是什么。最开始,我认为要竭尽自己所能,帮助团队取得最好的成绩。可当推着箱子走进灯光璀璨的比赛场地时,当站在凳子上将国旗高高悬挂在队伍的展板上时,当对面的陌生人主动向我问好时,VEX 比赛成绩对我来说已经不重要了,重要的是在这个世界性的舞台上展示自己,展示中国。大胆地、勇敢地去和来自全世界各地的、不同文化、不同信仰、不同价值观的同龄人交流、学习、共同进步。比赛只是一个很好的形式,技术的切磋必定伴随着广泛的交流。

第一天,也不知绕着整个场地转了多少圈,满怀着激动的心情。我看见身着奇装异服的队伍、我看见糖果铺满的队伍……机器人对于他们来说只是这次比赛的一个方面,他们创新新奇的思维不止体现在机器人的构建上,而是方方面面。这种开放和发散思维是我需要学习的,用于向他人展示自己、展示自己价值观所认同的东西。

这一次比赛,是我用英语交流最多的一次。哪怕把“autonomous”这个单词一直读错发音,依然不影响我们的交流,敢于开口,敢于交流是我学到的最重要的东西。

我认识了德克萨斯州热情的Dover, 我们谈论了很多中美的差异问题,简单的问题却联系起了两个异国人;我认识了来自阿联酋的小胖,宗教从来不是阻碍我们交流的原因;我认识了纽约州两个初中男孩和他们的父亲,兄弟两人在爸爸的教导下已经参加VEX比赛3年了;我认识了来自英国伦敦的一群可爱的朋友,甚至询问他们关于脱欧“Brexit”的看法;更加幸运的是,我认识了来自华盛顿州西雅图的Emrecs, 他的父亲在微软总部从事Onenote的开发工作。我们坐在看台上聊了很久,我从未想过能遇到与自己一样热爱微软的他。这真的是一次极其难得的机会,我能够认识来自全世界各地的同龄人,用着同一种语言,表达自己的思想。交流,真的是一件很美妙的事情。

现在的我,更加热爱VEX机器人竞赛,它对我而言有了更加深刻的意义。

坐在飞往北京的客机上,下方是白茫茫一片的北极。心中真的有一种淡淡的忧伤,不舍得这里的每一个人,每一个不眠的夜晚,每一场精彩绝伦的机器人对抗。

之前每一次出国,都是夏令营、冬令营活动。一群素不相识的陌生人从相识到相知,却难免要分开,只能将美好的回忆珍藏在心底。而这一次,同样是与并不熟悉的同学们相识相知,我们却可以继续一同努力,延续这一份难得的友谊,在下一个赛季携手再创辉煌。这是令我最为激动的事情,各位,一起加油!

A perfect event

A perfect event

A fantastic and amazing event that I will never forget

I was in the front of the lobby hanging our robot with my teammate

I was in the front of the lobby hanging our robot with my teammate

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The VEX Worlds Champion is held in the expo of Kentucky. It’s really big and great. When I first stepped into the west wing that our competition will be held, a strong feeling of achievement and happiness came to my heart suddenly. You’ll never know how excited I was at that time.

As soon as we had finished the preparation, the team across from us came and talk with us, they are really friendly and fantastic. I don’t know why I was very pleasured to speak with them in English although my English is not very well. They are interested in China, they said that the most impressive thing for them of China is the High Speed Train. They even call it bullet train. Then we talked a lot about the differences between China and America.

guys from Texas

guys from Texas

guys from UK, we even talked about the Brexit. :)

guys from UK, we even talked about the Brexit. :)

guys from Columbia, the people from different parts of the world are able to communicate with each other in English, how fantastic!

guys from Columbia, the people from different parts of the world are able to communicate with each other in English, how fantastic!

With my teammates Jerry, he is really funny

With my teammates Jerry, he is really funny

My friend Tony bought a customized sweatshirt printed by GirlPowered

My friend Tony bought a customized sweatshirt printed by GirlPowered

The openning ceremony, parade of nations. It's really huge and exciting. The Senator of Kentucky also gave us a speech. I am proud of represented of China to participate the International Robotic competition

The openning ceremony, parade of nations. It’s really huge and exciting. The Senator of Kentucky also gave us a speech. I am proud of represented of China to participate the International Robotic competition

Our robot is on the competition stage "NASA", we are nervous but exciting

Our robot is on the competition stage “NASA”, we are nervous but exciting

We are having a interview by the judgers from VEX

We are having a interview by the judgers from VEX

Now, it is 5 AM. Just debugging our autonomous program. Sitting by the lake

Now, it is 5 AM. Just debugging our autonomous program. Sitting by the lake

西雅图 Day7

Microsoft


终于梦想成真了!早上大概十点多钟,我们来到微软总部,这里特别像一所大学,区域也是什么东校区、西校区。所有的建筑物都是低楼层的单体建筑,算是一片规模庞大的建筑群了。

我们首先去了33号楼参观,应该是一栋办公楼,无意中踏进一间会议室,整个房间的灯瞬间就全部亮了起来,连电脑的大屏幕都开启了,是真的智能办公。

接着来到了微软的一个餐厅,那一瞬间,我在想如果能留住气味该多好。顺着神奇的空中木制阶梯,我们走到了sailing house,就像是树屋一样。透过窗户,可以看到里面还有人在编程。这种办公氛围真的是十分惬意。

然后就是微软展览馆和纪念品店。真的是十分激动,亲眼看到了surface studio,亲自试听了surface headphone,再看看价钱,真香!

在纪念品商店,看到了很多印有logo的周边,马上就要到集合时间了,我见到中意的衣服就拿,还有一个巨大无比的购物袋。最后结账的时候看着金额噌噌噌往上涨,心在滴血啊。还是放回去了一些小东西。最后提着大包小包上车了。但还是迟到了,耽误了大家的行程,真的很抱歉。但是看着信仰充值成功,终于拥有了正版的微软周边,也还是很开心的。希望这些东西能够成为一些念想,希望每当看到这些,总能想起我的梦想,想起这家伟大的公司。

创意挑战赛


今天也可以说是一帆风顺,团队里的大佬解决了阀门的问题,然后我们就开始最后组装和视频demo了。今天真的快笑死了,我们组的气氛真的是十分活跃,笑得我都流鼻血了。最后TA来审核的时候,我一边流着鼻涕,一边流着鼻血介绍完了我们组的分工。

最后视频demo就像是洪灾一样,卫生纸、接水杯不知道浪费了多少,总之最后还是很成功的,也获得了TA的认可。加油,明天就看T大佬的了!

西雅图 Day6

创意挑战赛


坐过山车的一天。

我们小组也许是整个上午最悠闲的,但下午,绝对是最痛苦的。

整个早上的一半时间我都在搭建项目网页,无非就是一些图片添加,文字复制粘贴,视频上传一系列按部就班的工作。也顺带把图标设计、组名、标语等一系列杂七杂八的次要任务全部完成了。当域名成功访问、当创意鲜明的logo大功告成的时候,还是有那么一些小激动,之前都是访问别人的酷炫项目网页,而今天,也终于轮到了自己,为整个小组搭好“门面”。

另一半时间,遨游于面包板的海洋,在赤橙黄绿青蓝紫的连接线里来回穿梭……这也许是我第一次写这么长的代码(对各位大佬而言不值一提),看着舵机疯狂地旋转、跑马灯胡乱地闪亮以及蜂鸣器肆无忌惮地聒噪,debug的过程也是一种难得的享受。

黑色的下午……我们组的3D打印件似乎出了一些问题,密封性和传动性都达不到预期。展示的亚克力底板还是一片空白,心里有点空虚。功夫不负有心人,我们组的机械大佬最终硬是用最原始的工具解决了最棘手的问题,本人佩服得五体投地。

晚上,我的任务是完成一些组件连接任务。为了连接舵机和转轴,手上沾满了强力胶,似乎手已经不是我自己的了。热熔胶把垫板烫得千疮百孔,就像是月球一个个陨石坑一样。

明天早上就要去微软了,那里于我而言就像是耶路撒冷于信教徒一般,是梦想之地。是时候充值一波信仰了……

GIX 2019冬令营学员 李昊锦

2019年2月14日晚于Bellevue Coast Hotel

西雅图 Day5

创意挑战赛


今天是创意挑战赛正式拉开帷幕的第一天,经过昨天屹立于风暴中心的洗礼之后,我们组的想法也更加成熟了,今天开始已经多管齐下,稳步推进项目了。

我作为我们组的programmer,还是一个几乎从未接触过Arduino的programmer。虽说有着C++语言基础,但一系列电路板、传感器、杜邦线眼花缭乱,不禁有些发怵。

依照着网上东拼西凑的教程,大概掌握了基本的使用方法。随后逐渐进入状态,也发现了其中于OI不一样的乐趣。我的一切想法都会切实地在硬件端体现出来,整个编程逻辑十分清晰,下一步要做什么,舵机该如何转动、触碰如何检测……

当然仍是有许多问题困扰着我。我所想的与Arduino所展现出来的,有时候大相径庭,一直不断地试错,不断地改进,最终才可能达到既定目标。

Arduino这个单词,既难拼也难写,今天,却成为了我最熟悉的单词。不知在Google中输入了多少次,与组员交流时说了多少遍。这一套基础组件,却让我体验到了不一样的编程乐趣,有了更多的沟通与交流,探索与尝试。

Boeing Factory


下午前往波音总部西雅图工厂参观。

今天真的是我第一次触摸飞机的外壳,外壳金属的冰凉,瞬间传遍全身,却让我无比兴奋。这种感觉,或许就像是阿姆斯特朗踏上月球的那一小步,他所感受到的,是整个月球。而我,感受到的是波音“Fly to the future”的企业精神。

我们漫步在管状的地下隧道,在导游的带领下前往地面工厂。就像是行走在军事建筑里一样,两边都是不羁的裸露的管道。接下来,是“巨无霸”电梯,目测可以容纳至少40人。电梯启动时,巨大的机械声从每一块金属中传出,震撼我的内心。

来到高处的看台,脚下就是Boeing 747-8,还未涂装完成的亮紫色的飞机机身铺满了整个视野,各种升降梯,手脚架,支撑装置依附在其左右。这里的视角,也许类似在机场俯瞰客机,但体验确实截然不同的。我甚至可以看清每一条从机翼中延展出的电线,看见衔接处恰到好处的完美拼接。

记忆最深的,是787-8完美的弧形机翼。这正是波音带给我的,未来感、科技感、使命感。期待着有一天,能够乘坐折叠机翼的777X,自由驰骋天际。

西雅图 Day4

Introduction of Text Entry


人机交互

人与信息系统的信息交换过程

  • pointing
  • 物体的操纵 Manipulation
  • 文本输入

Background

Development

  • keyboard & mouse
  • touchscreen
  • gesture

准确率不断下降,”Fat Finger”

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输入纠错

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Purpose of this Class

Design Space

  • Form Factor 尺寸
  • Keyboard Layout 布局
    • 拨号和计算器的布局是相反的
  • Hand Posture
  • Visual Attention

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输入所需要的信息是接收信息的1/2,所以说信息是冗余的,一定的偏差可以避免

The touch model

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1D handwriting

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Air Typing

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总结


Muti-device Speech Transcription and Translation with Microsoft Translator

今天,依旧在Steve Ballmer Building里,确实最令我震撼的一天。

“下面欢迎微软翻译专家Will Lewis”,当听到微软两个字的时候,我的心跳在加快,微软对我而言,是科技企业,更是精神榜样。这真的是一种难言的感觉,微软的一切对我来说都是十分有吸引力的。

Will的演讲,让微软又一次震撼了我。演讲之前,Will让我们大家拿出手机,下载微软翻译APP,加入会议房间。当我抱着新奇的心态再一次下载很久以前删除的微软翻译软件之后,这款软件早已不是6个月的设计了,一切都是全新的。

Will开始演讲,他的每一句话都会实时显示在PPT下方,同时在APP上实时显示中文翻译,全场都不由自主地鼓起了掌。为Will的团队,为微软的创新鼓掌。

演讲环节结束后,我鬼使神差般居然举起了手,也可能是太激动了,问题都没有想好。起身后,Will让我使用翻译提问。“首先请允许我表达我对微软以及您的敬意”,当这句话瞬间以英文的形式呈现在大屏幕上时,我第一次感到,最前沿的科技可以为我所用,真正对我的现实生活产生一定的好的影响,我认为这是微软带给每一个人、每一个组织真正的生产力。

也许只有在GIX,我才有这样的机会,和梦想中的企业专家面对面交流。

创新挑战赛

讲台的前方,已经排起了长龙似的队伍——排队抽签,也许是最激动人心的时刻了。轮到我了,我搓了搓双手,在抽签箱里拿出了那一张等候已久的小组号码。

又是一群有想法、有创意、有能力的组员,很高兴我们组成了一个新的Team。

下午的头脑风暴,是一场思维的盛宴。我们组很平静,很理性,在经过了20分钟的个人思考之后,我们聚在一起,在偌大的白板上写出了属于我们自己的idea,我仿佛能看见,一条条思维的变换曲线在空中交汇纵横,构成五彩斑斓的魅力图案。

明天又是“艰苦卓绝”的一天,4组加油,GIX加油!

2019年2月13日

GIX冬令营学员李昊锦