Welcome, TWikiGuest!

Welcome to TWiki ! This is a TWikiSite? (pronounced twee-kee site), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. TWiki looks like a normal Web site... except that it encourages contribution and editing of pages, questions, answers, comments and updates.

Mission: "TWiki is a leading-edge, web-based collaboration platform targeting the corporate intranet world. TWiki fosters information flow within an organization; lets distributed teams work together seamlessly and productively; and eliminates the one-webmaster syndrome of outdated intranet content."

"Wiki" systems are fundamentally editable web pages. It's a fun and useful way of communicating asynchronously over the web for many existing intranet and public Internet sites. TWiki is simple to learn and use. It aims to provide a transparent way for you to publish and exchange your ideas with others over the web.

How TWiki Works

1. Browse This is a site like other sites. Read and follow interesting links.
   • web: A TWikiSite? is divided into webs, each one represents an area for collaboration. Your site has the following webs: Main  |  TWiki  |  Sandbox
   • topic: Each web is made up of hyperlinked topics (TWikiTopics? ) that appear in your browser.
   • WebChanges: in each TWiki web to find what's new
2. Write Speak your mind! From your browser you can change or add to anything you see in a TWiki topic. Use regular text, HTML or TWikiShorthand? . To contribute:
   • Create An Account To be able to edit or write new content, you'll need to create an account for yourself. It's simple, and only takes a minute. TWikiRegistration? This will also create your personal home page.
   • click Edit at the bottom of any topic and make your changes
   • click [ Preview Changes ] at the bottom to verify the topic (use your brower's Back button if necessary)
   • click [ Save Changes ]
3. Don't worry! It can be scary at first to change "public" content. Please just try it. Revision control keeps all content, nothing is lost. For special cases, access control? is available yet you may find you don't need it in most cases. You'll soon see how successful WikiCulture? works in this kind of collaboration environment. This is new. Just try to relax.
4. Experiment Edit your personal page or visit the Sandbox web.
   1. Link To link to another topic, start by editing an existing topic.
      • To create a link to an existing topic type its JoinCapitalizedWords name. WikiWords? (two or more capitalized words run together) link automatically.
      • To create a link to a new topic, enter a newly UsedPhrase.
      • When previewing, the links show and "?" (question marks) are used to create topics.
      • Another way to create a topic is to type it's WikiWord? in the Go box or URL.
   2. Topic history click Diffs at the bottom of a topic
   3. Attach files click Attach to upload and attach any type of file.
5. Organize: You can learn to use TWikiForms? and FormattedSearch? es to include topic information - for example, classify pages by subject, status, or date.
6. Learn more TWikiTutorial? is a 20-minute tour of TWiki essentials. WikiReferences? links to selected articles and books about Wiki technology and online collaboration.

Web	TWiki Site Map	Use to...
Main	Welcome to TWiki ... Users, Groups	...see who is registered on this TWiki
TWiki	Welcome, Registration, and other StartingPoints; TWiki history & Wiki style; All the docs...	...discover TWiki details, and how to start your own site.
Admin	DML Admin materials	Private web for BDML admin
Courses	Course Support	...collaborate on ME393 and other courses
Gripper	Developing gripping technologies using both spines and adhesion	...collaborate on gripper prototypes
HSPrivate	Private materials and pages not ready for public consumption	Collaborate on private materials for Human-Safe Robot projects
HSR	Human-Safe Robotics: design, control, sensing, fabrication	...collaborate on
Haptics	haptics and manipulation	shared information on haptics, manipulation, tactile sensing, etc.
Manufacturing	Underwater Robotics	...collaborate on Seabed-related projects
MiscProjects	For unfunded and side projects	collaborate on other projects
Old	Underwater Robotics	...collaborate on Seabed-related projects
Perching2010	For Cyber Physical NSF proposal on perching	...collaborate with other PIs on proposal development
Proposals	Proposals	Collaboration on private proposals and work in progress
Publish		...collaborate on
Rise	Welcome to TWiki ... Users, Groups, Offices - tour this expandable virtual workspace.	...get a first-hand feel for TWiki possibilities.
RisePrivate	Private materials	in the BMDL and Climbing Robot projects
Seabed	Underwater Robotics	...collaborate on Seabed-related projects
Zman	Private materials	in the BMDL and Climbing Robot projects
You can use color coding by web for identification and reference. This table is updated automatically based on WebPreferences settings of the individual webs. Contact sanjayd@stanford.edu if you need a separate collaboration web for your team. See also AdminToolsCategory? .

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