dorkbot-austin

Thank you Jon Lebkowsky for sending in these panorama photos of dorkbot9

• Panorama 1
• Panorama 2

http://scifair.org/ http://labrats.org/

via Don Turnbull

Dorkbot is collaborating with the Austin Children’s Museum on a variety of things, including helping support the Play it By Ear program in 2008

Attached is a call for art. ACM is going to be splitting about $10K among 4-6 local projects.

The deadline for submitting a proposal is August 17.

PIBE Artists RFP 7 07.doc

Mike Weiblen, who presented his Echo Box / Catcher at the last dorkbot has shared some links to the microcontroller running his device.

http://greta.dhs.org/UBW/index.html http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/productinfo.php?productsid=8265 http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/productinfo.php?productsid=762

2007-07-30 fixed links

Here is a chance to score some parts for your next tinkering project:

“The UT Campus Environmental Center welcomes everyone back to school with the annual Trash to Treasure Campus Wide Garage Sale, presented by the University Co-op. We have a basketball court full of stuff to sell for cheap, including clothing, electronics, kitchenware, bedding, sporting goods, school supplies, decor, and over 100 pieces of furniture! Visit us online at www.TrashtoTreasureUT.com

The sale will take place on Sunday, August 26th from 8AM-4PM at the UT Recsports Center. You can get in early (from 8-10 AM) for only $4/adults and $2/students - it’s worth it to get the best deals!

After 10 AM admission is FREE. Parking is free all day in the “C” lots near 20th and San Jacinto . All funds raised support student-run environmental initiatives at UT, like recycling and energy conservation. Trash to Treasure is supported by the University Co-op, Freescale Semiconductor, Penske Truck Rental, Airport Self Storage, and A+ Prime Storage.

For more information, go to www.trashtotreasureut.com

We had such an incredible turnout last night. Thank you! Thank you for coming.

We’re considering doing a dorkbot9.5 in August (wanna help)?

If you took photos/videos you’d like to share, please tag them with “dorkbotaustin” on flickr and/or email us your video links.

Flickr photos tagged with dorkbotaustin

“Hello, Hello and welcome to dorkbot-austin.

Welcome to old friends and new friends. Welcome curiosity seekers and disbelievers. Welcome geeks and nerds, computer jocks and mad scientists, fire nuts and fire fighting robots. Welcome to the artists and performers, tinkerers and questioning fools… that’s all of you, whether you know it or not.

Welcome to the 10 year old wandering around who history will write about as our next Thomas Edison.

And most importantly, welcome home dorks. This night is for you to be recognized and celebrated as the heroes you truly are.”

Presenters * Edwin Wise * ACTLab * Maker Faire (Call for Makers) * Geek Group

Open Dork * Mike Weiblen - Echo Catcher * Bleep Labs * Nathan Elliot - Mythril (mesh linux boxes) * Marvin Niebuhr

Volunteer Opportunities * Central Texas National Engineers Week * Capitol BEST

_ACTLab Video and Pictures * Pictures * Video

2007-07-20-0809 : fixed geek group link

Thursday, July 12, 7PM
Cafe Mundi
1704 E 5th St. (a few blocks east of I-35)
(512) 236-8634
Yummy food and beverages to accompany your dork euphoria.

http://www.dorkbotaustin.org

Dorkbot is here, once again - and it’s going to be huge.

• Dale Dougherty (editor and publisher of Make Magazine) and Sherry Huss (director - Maker Faire) will give a recap of Maker Faire San Mateo and talk about what’s upcoming for Maker Faire Austin (Oct 20-21). They will also answer questions about the audition process and give insight on desired projects.

The application process to Participate in Maker Faire Austin is now open! Please review http://makerfaire.com/austin/2007/callformakers/ — Let’s show off what Austin dorks are all about!

• The Austin contingent of The Geek Group http://www.thegeekgroup.org/ returns. A smash hit at Dorkbot SxSW with their singing Tesla Coils, they have agreed to give us another demonstration. They will talk about the construction, programming, and tuning of a solid state tesla coil instrument

• Edwin Wise, inspired by Sean McCullough’s colloidal demonstration at the last dorkbot, will be building on these experiments with a variety of materials — Needless to say, it will be loud. (You may remember Edwin with his Ruben’s Tubes at dorkbot7 and Burning Flipside this year)

• The University of Texas ACTLab research group http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/ will be giving a series of presentations - Learn about the insane experiments going on this summer. (ex. Freestyle hacking, Actlab.tv - an open source video processing station, and circuit bent instruments, including a Casio / Atari 2600 mashup).

IF YOU KNOW OF A DJ WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PLAYING AT DORKBOT9, let us know ASAP - dorkbotaustin@dorkbot.org — otherwise, it’s going to be Enya on an iPod on endless repeat.