dorkbot12: Last dorkbot of the 2007 season + Arduino SIG
NOTE THAT THERE IS A DATE CHANGE
Thursday, November 15, 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.
FREE EVENT
update: 2007.11.08 Mr. Fang and his Furby Youth Orchestra will be performing at dorkbot12! Learn more at Artificial Music Machine
Presenters:
- Ward Christie presents a collection of his and his peers work, including his VRGoggle+Camera+harness that makes you feel like you are viewing your own follow cam in a first-person shooter. (It’s hard to describe in text, but believe me, it is simultaneously the geekiest and most amazing things you’ll ever see).
- Chase Hammock presents his garage-built invention - Space Pod: A Space Pod replaces your desk and chair with an ultra comfortable fully adjustable seating system. All of the key comfort points in the Space Pod are adjustable so the Pod molds to your entire body. The Space Pod even boasts an integrated personal air conditioning system!
- John P. Funk brings new and working robot props from his movie production, an homage to B-movie sci-fi special effects with honest-to-goodness model making. He was a blue ribbon winner at Maker Faire.
- Learn details about the 2008 DorkbotAustin Workshop Series - a chance to get your hands dirty with everything from circuit bending to latex casting to subversive hacking.
- Before dorkbot from 5-7, drop in to the first gathering of the Austin ARDUINO SIG from 5:00-7:00 at cafe mundi. No agenda — just come with your boards, laptops, parts and projects and share what you’ve done. If you’ve never used an arduino, bring a board and we’ll get it to do the “hello world” blinking light and maybe turn a servo. A few loaner boards will be available. (see http://www.arduino.cc for more info about the Arduino)
Coming up:
- Dec 20: DorkbotAustin Workshop Series 2008 - Deadline for Proposals
- Dorkbot12.5-First Night Dec 31/Jan1
Tentative Season 2008 Schedule
- Jan 24, 2008 - Dorkbot13
- March (TBD) - Dorkbot14 - SxSW
- May 8, 2008 - Dorkbot15
- June 12, 2008 - Dorkbot16
- July 10, 2008 - Dorkbot17
- Sept 11, 2008 - Dorkbot18
- Nov 13, 2008 - Dorkbot19
dorkbot12 - DATE CHANGE
Dorkbot12 will be held on November 15, 2007 at Cafe Mundi.
Presenters announced shortly…
dorkbot10: Fires and Motorcycles and Motorcycles on Fire!
dorkbot10: Fires and Motorcycles and Motorcycles on Fire!
Thursday, September 13, 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. FREE
Presenters
Paul Baker, video artist and projectionist for Sub Oslo, debutes his audio/video mix set: Solar Wind A/V System. Paul composes and performs video to accompany music. He is a Sounds Seen VJ competition winner, and has just released his 2nd DVD (http://www.youtube.com/dronetube)
Luke Iseman presents Recycle Cycle, an electric motorcycle built out of an old rolling chassis with a cost of under $2000 to build.
Edwin Wise is back with bigger and badder versions of his Ruben’s Tubes. FIRE CONTROLLED BY SOUND WAVES.
David Nunez brings 2 work-in-progress mini-projects involving microwave ovens and houseflies.
Coming up:
Fantastic Fest - Sept 20
Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse’s festival of fantasy, horror and sci-fi films, teams with dorkbot to celebrate Austin’s electric oddities. We’re programming Fantastic Fest’s opening night party on Thursday, September 20, 10 pm. Filmmakers, freaks, oddballs, gorehounds, sci-fi nerds, fantasy freaks and cineasts of all flavors convene on Austin from around the country for this badass festival. dorkbot is proud to inaugurate this year’s fest with a parade of fire, sparks and digital daring.
In the words of Tim League, the Alamo’s co-owner and Fantastic Fest instigator:
”We are also proud to announce that the opening night party will feature an electronic onslaught by Dorkbot Austin. This town is a hotbed for the crossover intersection of creativity and electronics/engineering professionals. What that means for us is a chance to sip cocktails while cheering on the loud, crazed and potentially dangerous robotic shenanigans of Austin’s nerdcore elite. Tesla coil in attendance, no pacemakers allowed.”
NOTE: This special dorkbot event, which will include booze, food and all sorts of goodies, is only available to Fantastic Fest ticket holders or dorkbot presenters (send email to dorkbotaustin@dorkbot.org if you’d like to bring something). Tickets are still available (http://www.fantasticfest.com/tickets.aspx).
Austin Children’s Museum Dorkbot Science Sunday Sept 30
Dorkbot-austin is working with ACM to bring presenters to Science Sunday on Sept 30.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, EMAIL: dorkbotaustin@dorkbot.org
“Discover the facinating world of science with special guests who’ll bring their expertise to visitors on Science Sundays at the Austin Children’s Museum. Don’t forget, the Museum is free from 4pm - 5pm on Sundays so come and enjoy some science!”
Maker Faire Austin - Oct 20-Oct 21 : www.makerfaire.com
dorkbot takes Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse’s festival of fantasy, horror and sci-fi films, teams with dorkbot to celebrate Austin’s electric oddities. We’re programming Fantastic Fest’s opening night party on Thursday, September 20, 10 pm. Filmmakers, freaks, oddballs, gorehounds, sci-fi nerds, fantasy freaks and cineasts of all flavors convene on Austin from around the country for this badass festival. dorkbot is proud to inaugurate this year’s fest with a parade of fire, sparks and digital daring.
In the words of Tim League, the Alamo’s co-owner and Fantastic Fest instigator:
“We are also proud to announce that the opening night party will feature an electronic onslaught by Dorkbot Austin. This town is a hotbed for the crossover intersection of creativity and electronics/engineering professionals. What that means for us is a chance to sip cocktails while cheering on the loud, crazed and potentially dangerous robotic shenanigans of Austin’s nerdcore elite. Tesla coil in attendance, no pacemakers allowed.”
This special dorkbot event, which will include booze, food and all sorts of goodies, is only available to Fantastic Fest ticket holders. Tickets are still available here.
Get Bent!
Artificial Music Machine and ElectronicAustin present a free evening of circuit bending and experimental audio performances by local artists, at Gomi (233 W. 2nd Street) this Friday, August 3rd. Hands-on workshop from 7pm-8:30pm, followed by performances from 8:30pm-10pm.
Lineup of performers:
- Eric Archer (Visitor Q, Numbers on the Mast)
- Matthew Thies (Visitor Q, Numbers on the Mast)
- Operation Playmate (Erich Ragsdale, Lori Varga, et al)
- Thomas Fang (Inversion Effect) + the Furby Youth Choir
New Panorama Photos of dorkbot9
Thank you Jon Lebkowsky for sending in these panorama photos of dorkbot9
Call for Art: Austin Childrens Museum - Play It By Ear
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.
Links to Echo Box microcontroller
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
Trash to Treasure Campus Wide Garage Sale - Sunday, August 26th!
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