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:

Other Things to Share:

Virtual “Robothon Exhibition” event on July 10, 2021