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Made by: Time Laren
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September 2016 Meeting Recap!
We had a great September meeting that focused on
helping us prepare for the Mini Sumobot Competition in
November.
The meeting featured awesome robotic videos, an
overview of Arduino Create & Cloud, Sumobot tactics
and strategies and then wrapped up the meeting with
some interesting Show & Tell.
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Robots in the News
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The CEO of Boston Dynamics explains each robot in the fleet
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MegaBots Season 1 > Coming to YouTube
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A Hybrid Hydrostatic Transmission and Human Safe Haptic Telepresence Robot
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Shaper Origin: A Handheld CNC
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Hayden McCarthy
Learn About
Arduino Create &
Cloud
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Handy Arduino Cheat Sheet.
Download as a PDF
http://files.meetup.com/1352731/arduino_syntax_sheet_3.pdf
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Arduino Projects
https://create.arduino.cc/proje
cthub/LOFI_Robot/robotic-ar
m-lofi-robot-80d95b
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Professor VannoyMini Sumobot
Tactics & Strategies
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Strategies & Tactics Discussed by Prof. Vannoy
1. Sticky Wheels
2. Robot Speed
3. Multiple Sensors
4. Acoustic (Ping)
Sensors
5. IR Sensors
6. Use of Flags
(distraction)
7. Mirrors
8. Tornados
9. Flaps
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Sumo Boy
Professor Vannoy shared
additional sumo strategies
from Sumo Boy.
NOTE: This company tried
to launch a kickstarter
sumo robot kit, but it was
unsuccessful.
Also, I believe their website
sumo-boy.com might be
hacked so avoid for now.
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Were you unable to make it?If you were unable to make the September meeting, you can download Professor Vannoy’s
presentation from the meetup website.
http://files.meetup.com/1352731/Sumo%20Bot%20Strategy.pptx
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Show & Tell!
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Chip PearsonChip shared how he 3d printed a prototype system for animatronics to house an eye socket. He started
on the left, learned what worked and didn’t and then proceeded to build the one on the right - 60% field of
vision.
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2 gram servos
Chip also shared some really tiny and
super lightweight servo’s that are used in
helicopters.
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VR & Zombies
Al Taylor shared a humorous story
of how he plays with his HTC Vive
http://www.vive.com/us/ a Virtual
Reality Platform and shoots
zombies.
Anyhow, he used his making skills
and built a system to house the
handset.
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Upcoming Events
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October Events
October 1 & 2
San Diego Maker Faire Oct 1 & 2
http://sandiego.makerfaire.com/
Oct 15 Monthly Meeting
Main Lecture > Prof. Vannoy : More sumo bot prep
Guest Lecture > Tim Lewis : Cool Halloween stuff
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November Events
November 5
SoCal Maker Convention http://socalmakercon.com/
November 19 Monthly Meeting
•Guest Lecture > Shideh Naderi
Electrical Engineering Major with minor in Computer Science at San Diego State.
She is specializing in autonomous robotics, image processing and VR/AR.
•Mini Sumo Robot Contest. We will have many classes.
Awards will be given.
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December
•Board Elections for 2017
•Main Presentation > Mathew Kuruvilla
Virtual Reality Demonstration with Oculus Rift
•Pizza Party
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Membership and Sponsors
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Become a Member or Sponsor Today
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Our not-for-profit club is supported mostly by
membership dues and occasional gifts in kind by our
sponsors.
Membership is $20 a year for an individual and $30 for
a family. While dues is not a requirement to be a
member, it helps defray our expenses for things like
coffee, donuts, water, soft drinks and our pizza parties.
We encourage all members to consider purchasing
products from those that support our club where
possible.
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About Riverside Robotics Society
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The Riverside Robotics Society is a not-for-profit group
that promotes and shares ideas and experiences
about robotics. Our members are comprised largely of
hobbyists who love to design and build robots.
Our group is open those of all ages although those
under 18 must have a parent present. We love to
share and this includes the use of equipment such as
hot soldering irons as well as small and sharp
electronic parts.
When you visit the group, you accept complete and
sole responsibility for your actions.
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Board of Directors
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Per our By Laws, each December we elect key
roles (President, Vice President, Treasurer and
Secretary) to run RRS*.
For 2016, these key roles and members are:
•President > John McCarthy
•Vice President > Thomas Messerschmidt
•Secretary > Greg Allen
•Treasurer > Hayden McCarthy
•Historian > Forrest Thompson
* The balance of the roles are appointed.