Hey everyone, I'm in an Algorithm Design class this month at National University (one class a month every month ;-) ) and I have to do a project for it and I ...
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Walter Martinez
wmartinzz
Sep 11, 2008 10:33 pm
Looks like Steve Gentner will be presenting at this event. I am considering going. Who else is going? Maybe we can share the travel/hotel expenses. Let me...
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Jim Hicinbothom
jhicinbo
Sep 12, 2008 2:46 pm
Walter, I'm trying to find the money...very interested in attending, especially given focus on autonomy. -jimh. Jim Hicinbothom (Founder & Cognitive Systems...
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Bruce J Weimer MD
bjweimer
Sep 15, 2008 4:31 pm
Hi RSSC members! The Senario Flying Saucer that I demonstrated at the last RSSC meeting is apparently very popular - it's currently sold out on most sites! I...
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Jim Ubersetzig
juberset
Sep 16, 2008 4:17 am
 Bruce  I was very impressed with the 4 rotor helicopter you demonstrated at Sept RSSC meeting!  The overall performance was good, it seems to rely on...
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Bruce J Weimer MD
bjweimer
Sep 16, 2008 2:45 pm
Jim, Thank you. And yes the circuit board components are surface mount. In fact, they also replaced the usual RC transmitter / receiver arrangement and they...
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Emil Valkov
evalkov
Sep 18, 2008 5:43 pm
Hi, I just saw that Stanford University put some of their courses online for free. Among those are some robotics courses. ...
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Walter Martinez
wmartinzz
Sep 18, 2008 6:28 pm
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/09/03/irobots_tech_chief_cofounder_quits_job/ looks like he is also on leave from his teaching position...
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Walter Martinez
wmartinzz
Sep 18, 2008 7:50 pm
Jim U, you wanted to change careers and get into work that deals with robotics. Here is your (our) chance. http://www.heartlandrobotics.com/careers.htm Also,...
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Brandt Daniels
brandt_daniels
Sep 18, 2008 8:29 pm
Aren't they based in MA? -Brandt...
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dunkerjeff
Sep 19, 2008 3:24 pm
Bruce Is there a web link of the saucer so I can see what you are discussing. Thanks Jeff ... arrangement ... controller ... signals. ... pointed at the ... to...
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dunkerjeff
Sep 19, 2008 3:30 pm
Hi Bruce Never mind I didn't see this one before sending the other message. Jeff ... meeting is apparently very popular - it's currently sold out on most ...
I wouldn't call MIT-Free "boondoggling". But why not a Stanford teaching machine anyway, to go with SEE or OCW? Crypto ... From: Dark Web <darker_web@...>...
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Sep 21, 2008 2:08 pm
The Stanford initiative is from the engineering school is it not? What do engineers do? They build machines. Can they build a teaching machine which will use...
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Sep 23, 2008 11:04 pm
Robots competing with human professors to teach free course materials. Crypto ... From: Pay_the_Piper <pay_the_piper@...> Subject: [IMP] Re: [R4P] Of...
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Sep 25, 2008 7:36 pm
Perhaps Larry, Sergey and Dick will give NASA $10m to put "Virglebot" on the Moon so they can educate Lunies and Earthlings before going on to Mars....
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Sep 27, 2008 1:25 pm
Virglebot plays the game of "ideology";. Becoming Martian citizens with Larry, Moe and Curly is an idea. Giving $10m to Earthlings is an idea. There are lots of...
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Oct 3, 2008 3:29 pm
"Autumn" was on Discovery tv last night. This is a home-use humanoid robot developed by an MIT graduate especially for home health education. Its VIVO...
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Jim Ubersetzig
juberset
Oct 6, 2008 3:05 am
 The Robot Society Meeting will be Saturday October 11, 2008 !  The meeting is held at the EE building at Cal State Fullerton. We've moved across the...
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Oct 7, 2008 6:19 pm
How about a competition between Stanford and MIT engineering to see which can send a better teacher of True (Orthodox?) Christianity for missionary work on...
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Oct 7, 2008 7:42 pm
Since God can speak to Earthlings through a whirlwind or the air, etc. can He not speak to Lunies and Martians through an MIT or Stanford robot? Crypto ... ...
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Carl Sutter
suttercarl
Oct 10, 2008 7:40 pm
The hobby servo driven XY table that I demonstrated in the last RSSC meeting is now online at: http://www.teletoyland.com/Projects/Sandbox I also posted an...
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Oct 11, 2008 7:59 pm
Some of these toys have powerful "personalities". Would they be suitable teaching machines for the free courseware of Stanford or MIT? Crypto ... From: Carl...
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dunkerjeff
Oct 12, 2008 5:31 pm
Take a look at these links. http://spectrum.ieee.org/video?id=621 ...
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roborealm2
Oct 16, 2008 12:56 pm
Hi All, As promised the horizontal laser used in last meetings class demo was from Instapark. The product url page is ...
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Crypto Sapiens
crypto_sapiens@...
Oct 17, 2008 5:46 pm
Last night Discovery demonstrated an advanced robotic arm and said to get ready for "a robot in every home". When will Stanford send out its teaching robots...
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profmason2
Oct 19, 2008 11:37 pm
Hi Folks, I am getting closer to caught up. I updated the rssc website and posted the minutes for the last several meetings. Thanks to Paul and Jim for the...
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Jim Ubersetzig
juberset
Oct 21, 2008 2:59 am
 Thank you Martin  We appreciate your efforts!  Jim Ubersetzig ... From: profmason2 <profmason@...> Subject: [RSSC-list] Website update and more ...
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Stacy
ceecatnt
Oct 25, 2008 3:23 pm
Hello, Lurker here - found your web site because I have an 8 year old son who is really interested in robotics. I hope you don't mind me asking, but is there...
