2nd Annual Sponsor Demo

Note: Transfered from the news archive, originally posted Apr. 3rd 2009

Our second annual sponsor demo was a great success. We had all of our sponsors as well as several potential sponsors arrive at the NBRF and the following reception. We had over 30 visitors and 15 members of our club at the demo.

The event started with introductions to the AGV and AUV sides of the club by there respective leaders, Alan Yang and Tom Capon. This was followed by a live demo of Tortuga 2 doing a subset of the 2008 competition course. This subset included the orange pipes, red buoy, black jack table, and octagon surfacing task. During the demo, which Tortuga 2 completed without any major errors, Tom Capon provided a voice over describing the vehicle's capabilities.

After the demo Tortuga 2 was hoisted on deck, so that the visitors could get a better look. There was a question and answer period during which the visitors learned more about the detailed workings and design of Tortuga 2. This was followed by a reception at the Kim building during which Dr. Darryll Pines, Dean of the Clark School of Engineering gave a speech about the club's formation and student driven path to success. Both the AGV and AUV vehicles were on hand at the reception, so the public could get a close look.