Frank The Tank Analysis
Team Aperture visited Bristol Glen, the local nursing home, on May 12. Many of the nursing home’s residents came to watch a demonstration of “Frank the Tank.” Most of the individuals in attendance were once engineers, or possessed a mechanical or technological background. The team brought with them two out of the eight obstacles: the Cheval de Frise and the Rock Wall. Aperture’s senior mentor, Ed Griffiths, who was once an engineer and holds several patents, expressed that he was very impressed by the robot. The audience generated a strong enthusiasm as they watched Frank crash over the rock wall, and steady the Cheval de Frise with its’ arms before rolling over it. Frank the Tank instantly brought many people to their feet, and smiles to