In AIRLab, resources (i.e., tools and materials) are stored in cabinets associated to colour-coded labels: green, yellow, or red. Colour determines what you must do before and after use of the resource.
What you must do before use
Green resource: nothing. Just take it and use it.
Yellow resource: ask your supervisor for permission. All methods are OK (including speech), but you need explicit permission.
Red resource: arrange for your supervisor’s physical presence. You cannot use the resource on your own and he should give the resource to you.
What you must do after use
Whatever the colour associated to the resource (green, yellow, red):
- Put it back in its correct place (even if you found it elsewhere). If you don’t know the place, ask.
- If it is a consumable(*) write an e-mail specifying the quantity you took and the remaining quantity.
- If it is damaged(**) write an e-mail describing the problem (photos help). If the damage makes it dangerous (e.g., damaged power cord), hide it so nobody can get hurt.
E-mails must be sent to to admin.airlab-deib@polimi.it and have a subject beginning with [AIRLab]
(*) Anything that reduces in quantity with use is a consumable. Examples: M5x20 screws; tin lead; masking tape; vynil glue; yellow LEDs; servo gears; Post-Its; EEG electrodes; wood panels; cables; cloth; AAA batteries; black markers; saw blades; aluminium profiles; acrylic sheets; cable shrink wrap; paint.
(**) Also applies when you damaged it (it happens! Don’t worry).
All mentioned above is valid also for the materials that you have stored in the boxes assigned to you when you finish your project. The result of the project should be delivered to your advisor and the box left empty and clean in the pile where it was when assigned to you.
Container map
Large containers (e.g. cabinets) are numbered, and have their own colour-coded labels. Below is a map of their locations in the lab (tables are not shown in the map).
Grey elements are containers where project groups can store their boxes. Each group can only access their own box.
