Tuesday 29 April 2008
7 PM - 9 PM (ET)
ALWAYS FREE!
Location:
Smith Hall of Art, Room 114
(Map of Block)
George Washington University
801 22nd St NW
Washington, DC 20037
Welcome to Dorkbot DC!
Dorkbot DC is a monthly meeting of artists, designers, engineers, and others in the DC area who are interested in electronic art and physical computing in their broadest sense.
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Schedule for next meeting
Steve Hernandez
:
Machine to Machine (M2M) Communication Utilizing GSM Cellular Networks
M2M communication is the process of allowing two or more machines to communicate with each other to exchange data and can encompass both voice and data communications. Steve's going to discuss using the GM862 Cellular Quad Band Module, manufactured by Telit, and available from SparkFun Electronics, in your projects.
Steve Hernandez is an engineer working in areas of telecom that he'd rather not discuss with you, but only because he doesn't like the hassle of having to dispose of your body afterwards.
Jay Swift
:
Bringing Up Rex
In our second presentation on the RepRap project's plan for world domination and the good people that are making that possible, Jay—a member of the Baltimore/Washington RepRap Users' Group—will have us oohing and ahhing as he shows us his neonatal Darwin 1.0 (dubbed Rex by his GF) and tells us where RepRaps come from.
Jay Swift is a high school Junior who got interested in RepRap about six months ago, mainly because he wanted to do something that was more worth his time than K'NEX.
If you—or someone you know—has an interesting announcement or something to share (5 minutes or less), we'll make time to fit you in.
After the presentations, the exchange continues over food and drink at a nearby eatery.