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Junkyard Robots
Check out the junkyard robots created at our first weekend
event!
Minutes
January 10, 2002
Meeting Start: 7:15pm
Approximate Attendance: 25 people, 15 robots
Invention Convention Details
- Volunteers
- What can we build
- Using the photocopiers that are offered (last chance –will be disposed of
if unused)
- How can we get the copiers
- Other entertaining ideas (battle bots, etc.)
- Approximately 7 people are free to come
Calgary Science Centre
- Would like us to participate in a demonstration
Announcements
- Tessa got a soldering iron
Demonstrations/Information
- Chris demonstrated his robot
- Skateboard bot demonstration (remote controlled)
- Demo – the beginnings of a bot
- Demo – bug bot, motors, how it’s made (using a servo motor)
- Wal-Mart bug bot (to be maliciously dissected later!)
- Remote control miniature car (references to micro-sumo!)
Next Meeting Date
- Wednesday, February 13, 2002
- Things we can do between this meeting and the next
Meeting Body
- Aibo!
- Technology involved
- Craig’s Aibo experience
- What Aibo is capable of
- Building a Mini Sumo ring (Mark)
- Special molding on the edge so no chipping
- How to center properly for the perfect circle
- Memberships Available, $5
- Group Dissection of Tekno robot
- Group Giveaways
- Robot Science & Technology Magazine
- Dismantled robot remains
Meeting End: 8:45pm
List of Attendees
- Craig Maynard
- Phil Daum
- Mark McCreary
- Tess Morgenstern (minutes)
- Dan Hendry
- Nancy March
- Vicky March
- Grant McKee
- Jon Hylands
- Nicholas Hylands
- Mark Hillier
- Chris Davis
- Dave Hrynkiw
- Dan Henne
- Scott Whaleel
- Kristoph Minshau
- Todd Egger
- Keir Egger
- Eric Hanson
- Jim McGinn
- Edward Harrison
- Quentin Cobb
- Andrew Cobb
- Jonathon Cobb
- Norman Donaldson
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