Club Business:
We are soliciting ideas for the new website design to engage students in robotics, especially more advanced robots.
Goals:
- Easier to update and maintain it
- Easier to add new content and pages as needed
- Better more modern layout and functionality
- New content
Send ideas to SRS email address.
Round the Virtual Room sharing:
James Newton: If anyone would like, I can do a presentation on the unusual architecture of the Dexter robot arm from Haddington Dynamics:
https://github.com/HaddingtonDynamics/Dexter/wiki
While the current version is not (yet) open source, the prior versions have been released to the public. 20 micron precision at just under a meter. With 3D printed encoders. jamesnewton@hdrobotics.com
The website inventory / store / pricebook idea I mentioned in the meeting:
http://techref.massmind.org/techref/idea/website/pricebook.htm
Presentation notes:
Fully Charged Show
Facilitated Discussion led by S.D. Kaehler
I personally know people who have invested in Aptera and lost their money. I would be VERY careful about investing in that company. They have been “newcomers” for about 15 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptera_Motors
“…Aptera Motors, Inc., was founded in 2005 and liquidated in 2011.” “In 2019, Aptera Motors was re-formed by the original founders”
Useful Resources to add to website:
Other Clubs:
- Dallas Personal Robotics Group – https://www.dprg.org/
- Vancouver Robotics Club – https://vancouverroboticsclub.org/
Other Things to Share:
Virtual “Robothon Exhibition” event on July 10, 2021