Next HBRC General Meeting: Meet the Mockers and the MockBOTS!

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When: Wed, January 28, at 7PM Pacific Time

    Over-the-shoulder instructions on how to build your own personal robot.

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

    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 in order 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

Thanks,

Camp