Thank you Maddie Bland for writing this post detailing the process of getting involved in the Robotics Lab

You will need to do the following to have access to the Robotics Lab space / equipment:

1. You must complete the Princeton safety course. To enroll in a class, go to the Employee Learning Center, click on Training by Department>Environmental Health and Safety>Laboratory Safety. Select and enroll in a scheduled Laboratory Safety Training class. There is an online and an in-person component. (This will allow you to have access to the F-wing Robotics Lab)

Note: This training will take some time to complete. Once you do that, you can move on to the following steps:

1. Schedule F-wing Robotics Lab Onboarding with the Robotics Lab Manager, Baffour Osei ([email protected]). After this session, the Lab Manager will request SALTO access to the Robotics Lab for you
2. To host a project or experiment in the Robotics Lab, you will need to reach out to the lab manager after onboarding who will send you a Project Proposal google form.
   1. Once you complete the form and the manager evaluates it, a decision will be made about whether the lab can accommodate your project.
   2. If yes, you will have to write operating guidelines which, while amenable, will be the foundation for your project moving forward.
3. F-wing Robotics Lab equipment training/certification session (20 - 40 minutes) with Baffour
   1. The 3D printers, laser cutter, waterjet cutter, and Vicon tracking system all require a training/certification session from lab manager or a superuser in your group
   2. Even if you have prior experience with the equipment, you still need a certification session because you must understand how the equipment is used in the context of the SHARED Robotics Lab for you to be added to the equipment log forms and shared google calendar.
   3. Inform Baffour of your first session using the equipment so he can be present not to walk you through it, but to be easily accessible in case any questions or issues come up
4. Please note that while other lab equipment like soldering stations and drills do not require certification from the Lab Manager, you must seek training from the lab manager or an experienced user in your lab group if you’ve never used the equipment before or are feeling rusty and unsure.
   1. Do NOT use equipment you are unsure about because you increase the chances of causing injuries to yourself and others and damaging the equipment and space.

Thank you again Maddie Bland for writing this post detailing the process of getting involved in the Robotics Lab

Below are guidelines for giving tours in the Robotics Lab. Please note that only onboarded members are allowed to give tours.

1. For extended visits to the lab, everyone needs to have their legs covered (long trousers, long dress/skirt, high socks lol) and closed-toe shoes on or else they will not be allowed in the lab. No matter how hot it is outside, it is important that all guests have on the correct attire because that is EHS’s guideline for all labs on campus. If guests feel the need to have shorts on that day, please ask them to pack a pair of sweatpants or something in their backpacks for the tour portion.
2. No food or drinks are allowed in the lab except bottled water so any food or other drinks will have to be left outside.
3. I will pass around some props during the tour so that our guests can touch/feel some of the things we’ve built but other than the ones I hand to people, nothing else is allowed to be touched because those are active projects that researchers are working on.