Meeting Minutes Saturday May 13th, 2017
This Month's Schedule 10:00-11:00 Special Interest Group Lectures- on Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group based on leafproject.org by Dr. Bruce, discusses AI and Navigation topics (Neato Robotics Lidar, Python, SLAM, navigation, velocity scaling) 11:00-12:00 Class - Mitch discusses Lithium vs Lead Acid battery technologies 12:00-12:30 Break - bring your snacks or lunch 12:30-12:45 Business Meeting 12:45- 1:15 Competition- Line Following 1:15 - 3:00 Show-N-Tell - Show us what you are working on! Open to anyone to show what they are working on or ask for opinions and getting possible solutions. 10:00-11:00 Special Interest Group Lectures- on Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group based on leafproject.org by Dr. Bruce, discusses AI and Navigation topics (Neato Robotics Lidar, Python, SLAM, navigation, velocity scaling).
Check out www.desmos.com/ a very neat online graphing calculator www.desmos.com/calculator 11:00-12:20 Class - Mitch discusses Lithium vs Lead Acid battery technologies. See his lecture notes below.
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1:15-1:25 Business
- RSSC Budget $940.00 - Sumo competition was moved to August 1:15-2:00 Walter, Bob H., Alan and Sergei talked about all of their outreach programs. Uncanny Valley play in Long Beach, Irvine High School, USC Robotics Symposium and TowMaverix Podcast with Dot Cannon.
RSSC's Alan Timm and Walter Martinez had a podcast interview with Dot Cannon on her show Over Coffee
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Previous EventsHanson Robotics visits RSSC
Prof. Mason from Mt. Sac College participates with his students in a Fire Fighting Robot Contest
![]() Walter Martinez InMoov robot named EVO
Kids building robots and competing at the
Riverside Robotics Society 2017 Scheduled Events
Classes: - Jan: Bill - Discussed the Arduino Alternatives - Feb: Alan - All about Git Hub - Mar: Mitch - Interfacing Arduino to Bluetooth - Apr: Tim Lewis - Interfacing the Arduino Pro mini - May: Mitch Lithium vs Lead Acid battery technologies - June: DSP (by Les) - July: Amazon Alexa Programming by Thomas - Aug: Machine Vision (by Karl possibility) - Sept: - October: Halloween by Tim Lewis - Nov: - Dec: Contests: - Jan: No Contest - Feb: No Contest - Mar: Best use of voice command - Apr: Line Following - May: Sumo - June: Fire Fighting Robot Contest (managed by Prof. Mason from Mt. Sac - July: Walking Robot Contest - Aug: - Sept: Line Following - October: Open Door or fetch beverage (tentative) - Nov: Sumo - Dec: Talent Contest and Pizza Party |
Walter Martinez InMoov robot "EVO" and Bob Barboza's NAO