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Projects

A list of Projects by The Robot Group or it's members.

Timeline

The Timeline of The Robot Group.

Weekly Meeting & Upcoming Activities

  • See the calendar for the latest meeting schedule and upcoming activities.
  • See the MeetingNotes if you miss a meeting, or want details on items shown or discussed during a meeting.
  • See the Mailing List Archives to keep up with past conversations

Resources

RoboAssets

RoboAssets - The Parts Committee maintains an inventory of the assets & non-sale supplies that have been donated to, built by and are to be used for Robot Group meetings, shows and displays. The type of listing would contain signs, display bots, tables, chairs and the like. If there are assets that were stored at the old robohut and were used as previously described, please let the Parts Committee members or the elected officials know so an accurage accounting can be made.

PartsList

PartsList - The Parts Committee maintains an inventory of the parts & equipment that have been donated to The Robot Group. Check the PartsList for details. To submit a list of parts that belong to the Robot Group, contact either Mike Scioli or Ed Gonzalez, or send the information directly to roboinventory at gmail.com ( /!\ WARNING: Spam filters are actively controlled by GMail at Google, so don't waste your time sending anything other than a list of any parts that need to be accounted for). :(

For buying robot parts in Austin or the internet, this list of PartsPlaces for everything from surplus solenoids to sheet metal.

Robotic, Computer and Electronic Parts Donations

The Robot Group is a registered 501-C-3 Non-Profit Corporation and eagerly welcomes charitable donations of good, working and/or recoverable electronic goodies. If you would like to donate robotic, automation, electronic, computer related, various scientific, test equipment, obsoleted or NOS parts, please contact the Group at the address listed in the section below. Any parts and/or equipment generously provided are for use within the Group or for reclamation and/or recovery to fund the many projects that we actively take on. Accounting of taxable donations will be handled as per IRS guidelines. ;)

Other Resources

BookRecommendations

Circuits and schematics

The site is sorta like a repository for links to schematics of all stripes: http://www.schematicmag.com/

Also: http://pinouts.ru/

Making Contact

MakingContact.jpg /!\ To contact the RobotGroup, send mail to robotgroup2006@gmail.com You can sign onto the Robot Group mailing list at http://lists.puremagic.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/robotgroup


Robot Group Events

Link Date Event
MakerFaire2007 Coming in October 2007 You simply must come to Maker Faire
MenchacaElementary2007 March 2007 School Outreach
DorkBot2007 March 2007 SXSW and Make Magazine and Dorkbot
Eureka! Artists Interpret the Laws of Science February 24, 2007 Event Poster
DorkBot2006 November 2006 A mini Robo-Fest!!
Armadillocon 28 August 11 2006 Science Fiction Convention
AustinChildrensMuseum2006 June 2006 Community Outreach
EeyoresBirthday2006 April 2006 Another Great Fundraising Year
MenchacaElementary2006 April 2006 School Outreach
BoyScouts2006 February 2006 Pack 41 Blue & Gold Banquet
FirstNight2005 December 2005 New Years! Robot Group and Austin Style!
LinuCon2005 October 2005 Linux, Tech, Sci-Fi, Anime & Gaming!
HayesCoSoftball June 2005 Giving back to the community
EeyoresBirthday2005 April 2005 Fundraising, Austin Style!
LinuCon2004 October 2004 Linux,Sci-Fi,Anime & Bots!
AlamoDraftHouse July 2004 Premier of the movie I,Robot
CamCarnival2004 July 2004 Art Festival in San Antonio
LagunaGloria2004 June 2004 Kids and Robots
EeyoresBirthday2004 May 2004 Fund Raising
ScienceNight2004 February 2004 Community Outreach at Wells Branch Elementary School Science Night
GtClass2003 November 2003 Community Outreach at Barton Creek Elementary School
CapitolBest2003 October 2003 High School Robotics Contest [1]
RoboRama03b September 2003 DPRG Robot Contest RoboRama
AnotherFifteenMinutes September 2003 Supporting the Arts
ArmadilloNews August 2003 Movie Magic
InsomniacParty July 2003 InsomniacwithDaveAttell Watching Party
EeyoresBirthday2003 April 2003 Fundraiser
RoboRama2003 April 2003 Austin Group Treks to Dallas for RoboRama
CareerDay2003 April 2003 High School Career Day at the Convention Center
SouthBySouthWest2003 March 2003 Trade Show Shenanigans!
StallmanVisit March 2003 Richard Stallman Visits the Robot Group
EngineersWeek March 2003 School Outreach
ScienceNight February 2003 School Outreach
RequiemforTesla February 2003 Community Theater
InsomniacwithDaveAttell January 2003 Comedy Central Show
ArmadilloCon2002 August 2002 Science Fiction Convention
LagunaGloria August 2002 Childrens Art Class
SouthBySouthWest2002 March 2002 SxSW South by South'West Interactive Trade Show
SouthBySouthWest2001 March 2001 SxSW South by South'West Interactive Trade Show
SpyKids 2000 Spy Kids Props

Past Presentations

DonBunny.jpg Take a look at past guest speakers and PastPresentations with photos, descriptions, and contact information. If you have an idea for a guest speaker or would like to do a presentation for The Robot Group, just send an e-mail to robotgroup2006@gmail.com

Robot Related Links

robby11.jpg RobotRelatedLinks Links to robot related web pages.

Robot Group People

Members

FOTRG (Friends of the Robot Group)

Some Robot Group Projects

  • BabblingHead A Robot Group classic. An unusual animatronic head that talks and sings.
  • WideTrack A rather large tracked robot
  • B3 Project (Big Bubba Bot) Our foray into the world of combat robotics
  • CybieHack iCybie Robot Dog hacking
  • RobotBrain Based on Minsky's "The Society of Mind", software agents combine to provide interesting behaviors.
  • CncProject A small milling machine utilizing a Dremel tool.
  • ["Proto Code"] where hardware guys can ask software guys for help.
  • ["Panobot"] An Arduino controlled panoramic camera mount.

Robot Group Merchandise

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Robot Group T-Shirts and Other Items For Sale BabblingHead Products RoboPendant


Sponsors

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