Learning Launch Method 

 Challenge 

 Being a part of a robotics team that has taken part in several competitions all across 

 the world , however we never manage to come to a common consensus as to what 

 should be the right way to go about solving a mission ( challenge on game field ) . In 

 spite of knowing each other for several years , we still have arguments when it comes to 

 developing mechanisms and finding the most efficient way in solving a mission . The 

 competition was due in a month and we had not figured out a final mechanism and 

 were constantly debating which one should be used ( based on assumptions ) for one of 

 the highest scoring mission of the game . 

 Selection 

 As a team , we have already gone through some serious brainstorming sessions and 

 have come up with a multitude of ideas but there have been constant arguments about 

 which one should be used . To solve this problem , I suggested the method of a learning 

 launch , where in we first try out a few ideas in the upcoming practice matches and 

 based on the outcome , decide what could be altered to improve the results . In more 

 common words , learning launch meant to perform a quick test to see what works and 

 what does n’t and how it could be changed . 

 Application 

 At the first practice match , one of the most looked after idea failed to prove it ’s worth . 

 Everyone in the team was disheartened with the way the idea had failed . All our 

 assumptions on its efficiency were put to rest when it failed to match the objective it 

 was made for . 

 A few days later at our second practice match , the robot was fitted with the second 

 mechanism , that was further improved with previous learnings . This time around , the 

 mechanism did work the way it was intended to with a few hiccups here and there . 

 With some more tweaks we finally had faith in the mechanism . 

 Insight 

 By applying the learning launch tool to check the efficiency of mechanisms , we were 

 able to test it out in a simulation ( practice match ) to see how it faired . The initial 

 assumptions about one of the mechanisms being the ideal were put to rest when it 

 failed the work as intended . The practice matches helped us see what was going wrong 

 and it gave us an advantage to work on the mechanism and develop it further . Moving 

 forward , for future competitions , the learning launch method will prove useful when 

 such debates arise . 

 Approach 

 Given that our team was several years old but still struggled to find ways to come to a 

 conclusion , the learning launch method is now a quintessential part of our 

 development for future events . Future challenges should reflect upon the past and how 

 we came to a conclusion by testing assumptions in the real world and not just as 

 hypothetical theories and scenarios . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Learning Launch Method 

 Challenge 

 Being a part of a robotics team that has taken part in several competitions all across 

 the world , however we never manage to come to a common consensus as to what 

 should be the right way to go about solving a mission ( challenge on game field ) . In 

 spite of knowing each other for several years , we still have arguments when it comes to 

 developing mechanisms and finding the most efficient way in solving a mission . The 

 competition was due in a month and we had not figured out a final mechanism and 

 were constantly debating which one should be used ( based on assumptions ) for one of 

 the highest scoring mission of the game . 

 Selection 

 As a team , we have already gone through some serious brainstorming sessions and 

 have come up with a multitude of ideas but there have been constant arguments about 

 which one should be used . To solve this problem , I suggested the method of a learning 

 launch , where in we first try out a few ideas in the upcoming practice matches and 

 based on the outcome , decide what could be altered to improve the results . In more 

 common words , learning launch meant to perform a quick test to see what works and 

 what does n’t and how it could be changed . 

 Application 

 At the first practice match , one of the most looked after idea failed to prove it ’s worth . 

 Everyone in the team was disheartened with the way the idea had failed . All our 

 assumptions on its efficiency were put to rest when it failed to match the objective it 

 was made for . 

 A few days later at our second practice match , the robot was fitted with the second 

 mechanism , that was further improved with previous learnings . This time around , the 

 mechanism did work the way it was intended to with a few hiccups here and there . 

 With some more tweaks we finally had faith in the mechanism . 

 Insight 

 By applying the learning launch tool to check the efficiency of mechanisms , we were 

 able to test it out in a simulation ( practice match ) to see how it faired . The initial 

 assumptions about one of the mechanisms being the ideal were put to rest when it 

 failed the work as intended . The practice matches helped us see what was going wrong 

 and it gave us an advantage to work on the mechanism and develop it further . Moving 

 forward , for future competitions , the learning launch method will prove useful when 

 such debates arise . 

 Approach 

 Given that our team was several years old but still struggled to find ways to come to a 

 conclusion , the learning launch method is now a quintessential part of our 

 development for future events . Future challenges should reflect upon the past and how 

 we came to a conclusion by testing assumptions in the real world and not just as 

 hypothetical theories and scenarios .
### Output: 