= Eeyores Birthday Party 2005 =
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Eeyores Birthday Party is a uuniquely Austin event that allows small non profit organizations like the Robot Group to raise funds.  For more info check out the official web page at: [http://www.sexton.com/eeyores/ Eeyores Birthday Official Web Site]

For the last 2 years the Robot Group has successfully raised funds by making and selling funnel cakes.  This year, several members built a massive new fryer specifically designed to produce large numbers of funnel cakes.  Special thanks to RickAbbott, EdGonzales, MikeScioli, and DonColbath for their efforts in designing, funding and building the new cooker!

== Practice Run ==

A week before Eeyores, we ran a test of the new cooker at a chicken barbeque put on by the First English Lutheran Church in Austin.  Despite some difficulties with the auto pouring mechanism, everything worked fantastic!

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http://www.robotgroup.net/eeyores2005/practice/BatterTesting.MOV Scientifically Testing the Batter Consistancy. (1MB Quicktime)

http://www.robotgroup.net/eeyores2005/practice/PumpingBatter.MOV Pumping batter through the hoses for the first time. (2.7MB Quicktime)

http://www.robotgroup.net/eeyores2005/practice/FirstAutoCake.MOV The first robot created funnel cake is born! (4.3MB Quicktime)