Tonight! The MockBOT! HBRC General Meeting, Wed, Jan 28 at 7pm PT

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    By featured Homebrewed Roboticists: Camp Peavy, Dr. Alan Federman, Ross Lunan, Phil McCary III, and Thomas Messerschmidt

HomeBrew Robotics Club

https://www.hbrobotics.org/

    The objective of this presentation is to show you how to build a useful personal robot. A personal robot needs to carry a significant payload to be "useful." The "MockBOT" Smart Table is a step in this direction. While imperfect (it can't negotiate stairs, open doors, or manipulate objects), it does provide a generic delivery capability. That is, you put something on top of the MockBOT, instruct the robot where to go, and with a high degree of confidence, expect it to arrive. The tabletop is the "end effector." While most end effectors are tools like grippers or welders at the end of a robotic arm, this concept redefines the work surface itself as the point of interaction.

MockBOTs

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ERrsYjCx9PZuuPUn9

The MockBOT

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK1TS39N

    We will give away the book in PDF format during the meeting, but don't let that stop you from purchasing a copy. It goes to a good cause (us).

    Our meetings are hybrid.  This month's in-person session is at Maker Nexus, 1330 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089

Online @ Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88326925900

    Hope to see you there!  :-] 

    Agenda: Regardless of the topic, all of our general meetings use the following pattern:

Industry News

Club News

What I Need Help With

Show and Tell

Presentation

Random Access

Thanks,

Camp

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Tonight! - cp