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I know it’s last-minute, but here’s a party invite from ATX Hackerspace!
August 6, 2010 - 10:15 am
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Just got this note from Matthew McCabe of Austin Hackerspace. Hope you all can make it out tonight.
Our new space, 1601 Rutherford Ln, Suite 200A, is located in east central Austin and has a lot to offer. As of September 1st, 2010, we’ll have access to 1200 square feet (with 400sqft of additional [...]
Educational Robot Runs on Java
March 25, 2010 - 11:20 am
Tags: education, IntelliBrain-Bot, Java, programming, robot
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I received a postcard advertisement the other day for the IntelliBrain-Bot from Ridgesoft (www.ridgesoft.com). It’s a Java Programmable Educational Robot with 21 sensor ports for use in a variety of projects. It’s compatible with Bluetooth, it washes your dishes & irons your shirts… well, not right out of the box but maybe you could program [...]
Dorkbot 23 – Thanks to all
March 14, 2010 - 8:31 pm
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Thanks to all of you who attended Dorkbot 23 @ SXSWi this year. We had a great turnout and some fantastic presentations. ArcAttack performed again this year, showing some feats of amazement with their Singing Tesla Coils. You can catch some of the presentation here. (Thanks to austin360.com for the video!)
Thank you to our sponsors! [...]
OK Go: New video includes Rube Goldberg machine from Syyn Labs
March 4, 2010 - 1:19 pm
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OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – RGM version
If you are not one of the 2,625,758 people (at the time of this writing) who have watched this video from the band OK Go, then you really should check it out. It’s a fantastic Rube Goldberg machine, all filmed in a single take for their [...]
Austin Hacker Space Opening Soon!
Austin Hacker Space is opening soon and will be at Dorkbot 23 on 3/13 in Brush Square Park to tell you all about it. In the meantime, check out their website/wiki at http://austinhackerspace.org/ for more information. Seems like a great space for creative collaboration.
Here’s what Austin Hacker Space has to say about their objectives:
Create an [...]
Dorkbot 22 – 12.14.2009 @ACTLab
Dorkbot 22 is coming to UT’s ACTLab!
Monday, December 14, 2009
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Once again in the CMB Building at Dean Keaton and Guadalupe, on the 4th floor, Studio 4B aka the ACTLab. (parking map)
Current Presenters
Drake Wilson presents his Firefly Jars
Dan Hemingson presents his ambisonic microphone and recording work
John P. Funk presents his modern space-age lighting [...]
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