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Summer is over, back to Dorkiness

Just a reminder to DC dorks that the we kick off another fall and winter of Metro-area geeky, maker-y fun with the September Dorkbot DC meeting, tomorrow night (9/30/09), at George Washington University. We hope to see you there. Presenters include Bruce Howard with his lightglove virtual controller and Andrew Harris will talk on Functional […]

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Handcar Regatta, this Sunday in Santa Rosa, CA

Handcar Regatta, this Sunday in Santa Rosa, CA

This Sunday, September 28, Erasmus P. Kitty will play host to the most splendorous Great West & Railroad Square Handcar Regatta & Exposition of Mechanical and Artistic Wonders, aka The Handcar Regatta. The good doctor promises fun & frolic, song & dance, grace & beauty, and wonderful eccentricities. And free balloons for the kids! (Okay, […]

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Dorkbot DC September meeting

30 September 20087 – 9 PM (ET) Smith Hall of Art, Room 114 George Washington University 801 22nd St NW Washington, DC 20037 Schedule for next meeting Bruce Howard : The Lightglove Virtual Controller  :  Lightglove is a “virtual controller” technology worn underneath the wrist that optically senses hand shape and tracks position with motion […]

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Make: Philly’s 3rd annual Art Buggy Derby

Make: Philly’s 3rd annual Art Buggy Derby

Get Ready to Rumble! MakePhilly’s own 3rd annual Art Buggy Derby (www.ArtBuggy.com) is being held on October 19, 2008 and this year it is an official event of Design Philadelphia! So grab your foot powered buggy… race it, create art with it, and win $500 CASH! What is the Art Buggy Derby? It is the world’s only live […]

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Next dorkbot-psu meeting

Next dorkbot-psu meeting

[One of Pete Marchetto’s robot projects, from the dorkbot-psu Flickr Pool] Dorkbot-psu is holding their next meeting on September 3rd and is trying to get some idea of how many people will be attending. Overlord Pete Marchetto writes: dorkbot-psu meeting: Sept. 3rd, 6-9p, State College, PA We are a chapter of dorkbot, an international organization […]

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The Crabfu Challenge

The Crabfu Challenge

Our pal I-Wei Huang, of Crabfu Steamworks, has issued a challenge on the Trossen Robotics Forums. It’s a contest, judged my I-Wei, to find the most “characterful” robot. He writes: To bring a bunch of hardware the illusion of life and character. This is NOT about AI or fancy software or hardware. It’s not to […]

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