= 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 and EdGonzalez for their efforts in designing 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/eric/eeyores2005/practice/BatterTesting.MOV Scientifically Testing the Batter Consistancy. (1MB Quicktime)

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

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