Actually, better than good news -- actually wonderful news:

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Brain implant allows paralysed woman to control a robot with her thoughts

The BrainGate implant can decode a patient's brain signals and instruct a

All:

The following message came into my in basket. If anybody decides
to buy a ticket an go, please give us a brief trip report at the
next HBRC meeting.

Regards,

-Wayne

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See attachment. Just sign up and attend.

Here is a homebrew laser cutter project I ran across on KickStarter. They seem to have their act together reasonable well on this one. Looks like a project to watch.

-dave

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I bought a electric frying pan for solder reflow but the dial only
goes to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Is this going to be hot enough, or do
I need to return it and look for something hotter? Thanks.

Bill W.

Is anyone from "Robots Anywhere" a club member? Specifically I am interested in Propbridge 2.

Alan N. Federman, PhD
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Hey guys, got an email from the director of sales and marketing at ROBOTIS (Manufacturer of Dynamixel, Bioloid, OLLO and DARwIn-OP). We wanted to invite anyone who's going to Maker Faire to a "Special Tutorial" they're having. The signup is is Facebook:
 
[5/19] OLLO Inventor Tutorial @ MakerFaire (RSVP by 5/15)

Hey guys,
I just wanted to mention that we had a special guest in from Canada (for RoboGames) at our last meeting "Erin Kennedy" AKA "RobotGrrl". Here's her website:
 
robotgrrl
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She has a number of instructional videos on YouTube and hosts an online "Robot Party" Thursday evenings. Needless to say she's quite the roboticist. RoboBrrd is classic!

Where do people get their solder paste? Is there someplace local? I
won't be able to store it after I buy it because I won't have a fridge
for this purpose, so I wanted to buy a small amount.

Bill W.

And now something new for our LEGO friends!

ROBOTC is a:

* LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT programming language
* TETRIX programming language
* VEX programming language for CORTEX and PIC robots
* Programming language for Arduino Uno/Mega (coming soon)

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Pretty clever:
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Lots of parts though.

The little "sucker" seems to be based on the water snake toy.
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-Chris

It looks like we have 6 extra passes if anyone else would like to participate. Some of us were participating with other groups and signed up with the HBRC because their status was uncertain. Regardless, my goal is these passes not be wasted so if anyone else wants to participate here's another opportunity! Send me an email or respond on the list. First come, first serve. Instructions for printing the passes will be sent to individuals next week. Maker Faire is May 19-20 (only 10 days!).

They're developing a simple, inexpensive and safe arm for personal and service robots. :-)))
 
Redwood Robotics: New Silicon Valley Startup by Meka Robotics, Willow Garage, and SRI
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I've got the 3 wheeler as yet unnamed. When I make a turn with it, or
any I have ever built in the past, I drive one wheel forward and drive
the other in reverse. I got to thinking about it today and am
wondering if that is how most of you do it?

The alternative would be to brake one wheel and drive the wheel

I'm a big fan of these "junkie" motor gear boxes. I'm happy to see
from a previous post that they are available on line (I'm getting too
old to dumpster dive).

I think they would be well suited for a configuration I saw at FIRST
championships presented by the CIA. Ya, those guys. It would be

They didn't make them like this when I was a kid.

Looks like a modified humanoid robot kit. Still very cool.

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GlobalSpec is having their annual online Industrial Automation &
Robotics Systems Trade Show on May 23. I seem to remember last year
they had some interesting material available but I was looking at it
after the fact. Anyhow, it's free, no travel, for what it's worth.

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Greetings, We have a great meeting planned for this Saturday. Check the website and this group Friday night or Saturday AM before coming just to be sure it's

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