Come to the space, Saturday, June 4th, 2011, from 10:30am to 12:30pm for the first of six classes covering topics in contemporary robotics using the Robot Operating System and a robot custom designed for this course. For course costs, prerequisites, and a syllabus, see the course wiki page:
https://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/Robotics_Class_2011
We will be meeting this Friday at 8pm to figure out whether we will be doing long haul link testing or general mesh metrics testing based on how many people show up. Then we will be running whatever tests we decide we are doing starting on Saturday at noon and wrapping up for Saturday by about 9pm. Sunday we will be meeting at noon to continue testing and we’ll wrap up for the weekend by about 9pm.
This Monday we began the first stages of a project to build a Prusa Mendel. The Prusa Mendel is a species of RepRap, a DIY 3D printer that can print parts to make a copy of itself, in addition to any other plastic widget you can dream up. We’re still gathering materials, but if you drop by Microcontroller Mondays over the next couple months you should be able to see the build in action, and maybe help out! To follow along, stay tuned here, or for the messy reality, check out the wiki page.
The Quantified Self Show & Tell on Sunday was a great success! If you wish you had been there but weren’t, or were and want to relive the cherished memories, check out the [wiki page](https://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/Quantified_Self_Show_%26_Tell_05/22/2011) for the event. There will be more QS action to come…
