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WCRS Meetings and Minutes

We have formal monthly meetings with demonstrations, lectures, discussions, and activities for robotics designers, young and old!  These are usually the second Thursday of each month, but best check with this website or pay attention to our mailing list for more details.

We have weekly Robot Builders Meetings (RBM)  each Saturday at 9am where we socialize, build, and run the occasional workshop or class!  We have access to excellent machining and fabrication facilities here.

Older meeting points are stored in our archives.  Meetings from Jan 2003 onward are stored by date... ( left sidebar )

 

March on over!

What do we do at our meetings?

Here's a breakdown of some of the things we've done last year... and more!

 

Events and Activities  2003/2003

  • Invention Convention ( Junkyard robot )
  • QueenAnt buildfest
  • Mini Sumo Buildfest
  • May robotgames
  • Lego-ganza  ( Lego Jousting )
  • Christmas Socials
  • Annual General Meeting
  • Video’s of  robot contests of interest
  • WCRS members volunteer as judges and mentors at Science Center “techheads”
  • WCRS members volunteer as referee’s for FIRST robotics Canadian Regionals
  • WCRS members do three U of C robot summer camps ( Craig, Rob, Lynn, Curtis, Bryan )
  • Tour of SAIT Mechatronics lab
  • Lego mini-challenge ( evening challenge )

Speakers /  Demonstrations

  • Brad Baillods Spider and Dog demonstration

  • Don Posts  Robotic art

  • Hilton DeLivera Soldering practice

  • Russ Hersberger Motor Metrics

  • Mark Hillier Discusses fundamentals of scratch built robots

  • Craig Limber and Programming the ATMEL AVR

  • Craig Maynard describes programming the Altera CPLD devices

  • How to drive bi-directional motors ( both Jr. and Sr. level )

  • Sony AIBO demonstration

  • Robot Dissections ( toys, electronic devices ) and description of parts

  • Building a Mini Sumo ring

  • Dave Hrynkiw’s product demos

  • Build your own motor

  • Dissection of motors

  • St. Marys FIRST robot entrant

  • Plastic Thermoforming demonstration by Jim

  • Metal Working with conventional tools by Brad

  • Craig Limbers home-brew printed circuit board creation

  • Scott Thorntons thorough description of Lego programming environments

  • Kris and Jim’s lecture on “getting started in robotics”  ( Tools, materials, sources and more! )

  • Quentins demonstration of “SAM-I-AM” robot

  • Quentin demonstrates molding tires

  • Dave Hrynkiw’s “Solid Works” Demo

And more!!!