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Dorkbot Austin: Call For Presenters

Dorkbot Austin: Call For Presenters

If you’re in, around, or looking for an excuse to visit the Austin area, here it is: people doing strange things with electricity with Tex-Mex. image courtesy Douglas Filiak Dorkbot Austin is now seeking makers to present at our monthly meetings. Past presenters have included: ArcAttack! and their Singing Tesla Coils The Robot Group’s Mechanical […]

Last HOPE tracking data

R5 writes in – Hackers at the last Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference deployed an RFID tracking system to follow attendees around the conference. The system also allowed users to enter personal interests related to the convention, and served up both talk recommendations and similar people based on these interests. The first results have […]

Catastrophic Cacophony Workshop

Dorkbot Seattle recently played host the Catastrophic Cacophony Workshop: Josh Kopel, former co-organizer of MakePhilly, brings the maker challenge to Seattle. The theme is catastrophic cacophony and the challenge is to build the loudest, craziest, flashiest automated “musical” instrument ever. You will have to be able to step back and let your creation play by […]