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TheRiversideRoboticsSocietyMar192016MeetingRecap
Board of Directors John McCarthy, President Thomas Messerschmidt, Vice President Greg Allen Secretary Hayden McCarthy, Treasurer Forrest Thompson, Historian Monthly Programs Join our mailing list at: http://www.meetup.com/The-Riverside-Robotics-Society/ Affiliated Chapter RRS is affiliated with the Robotics Society of Southern California. They meet at Cal State Long Beach: http://www.rssc.org/ Thank Your Sponsors! The following companies help support Riverside Robotics Society. California Institute of Robotics https://www.facebook.com/robotcollege Nuts & Volts Magazine http://www.nutsvolts.com/Robotis http://www.robotis.us/ ServoMagazinehttp://www.servomagazine.com/ Other Events http://larobotics.org/http://www.robotevents.com/
DearRRSMembers,
WehadahousefulofnewfacesthatbecamemembersattheMarchmeeting.ThankyouforreferringfriendstotheRiversideRoboticsSociety(RRS).SharingwhatyoulearnatRRSandinvitingothershelpsusalllearnmoreaboutrobotics.
AlthoughwehadtosharenewsthatHansolHong,theCEOofRoboLinkcouldnotattendourmeetingduetoanunfortunateevent,theMarchmeetingwasanothereducationfilledprogram.
ProfessorVannoy(@TeachElectron,[email protected]://teachelectronics.com/)deliveredyetanotherspectacularlecture.TheMarchprogramfocusedonsensorsastheyapplyupcomingcontestsourclubwillhavelaterthisyear.
Yes,wedidsaycontests.InJuneweplantohostourfirstcontest–aLineFollowingContestandlaterintheyearaSumoBotContest.
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AsthenameimpliesinaLineFollowingContest,theobjectiveofthecontestistotraversethepathasquicklyaspossibleandtherobotthatcompletesthepaththefastestisdeclaredthewinner.
ProfessorVannoysharedseveralcontestvariationsinhispresentation.Downloadhisprezotolearnmore.
Forourcontest,wewillprobablykeepitsimple.Wewillhave2-3classesofrobots(e.g.Lego,3Pi,homebuilt).Eachrobotinitsclasswilltraversethepath3timesandwewillrecordthetotaltime.Therobotthatcompletesthepath3timesinthefastesttimewillbedeclaredthechampionforthatclass.
Anyhow,ProfessorVannoybeganthelecturebyteachingusaboutsensorsingeneralandthemostcommontypesofsensorsusedinLineFollowingandSumoBotcompetitions.
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HemixedLineFollowingtheoryalongwithstrategies.
ProfessorVannoywrotethathewroteadetaileddocumentondesigningandbuildingalinefollowingrobot.FollowingourmeetingIsearchedhiswebsiteandfoundthatdocumentanduploadedittotheMeetupsite:
http://files.meetup.com/1352731/building-a-line-following-robot.pdf
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ForthosethatcouldnotattendtheMarchmeetingandareinterestedinLineFollowing,IHIGHLYrecommendyoudownloadthisPDF.ProfessorVannoytalkedalotaboutpartsofthisdocumentandthisPDFcloselyfollowedhislecture.
Page14ofProfessorVannoy’s31pagesonLineFollowing.
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WeconcludedthemeetingwithsomeShow&Tell.ChipshowedofftheVexRoboticArm(http://www.hexbugvex.com/robotic_arm.html).Heexplainedhowitworkedandalsohowitcouldbeimproved.Itturnsouttheshortcomingofthisroboticarmishowjerkythemovementsare.ChipexplainedthatifyouintegrateamicroprocessorlikeanArduinocoulddelivermuchsmootherarmmovementsandimprovetheoverallroboticfunctions.
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WaltertheSecretaryfortheRoboticsSocietyofSouthernCalifornia(http://www.rssc.org/)showedoffaneducationalroboticskithelppersonallydesignedandlaunchedatthewebsitehttp://www.roboticscity.com/.Thiseducationalkitincludeslotsofsensors,sampleprogramsandstep-by-stepinstructionstoguideyouthroughroboticsusingtheArduinoplatform.ThiskitisgreatforkidsjustlearningArduinoandalsoawesomeforteachersasthekitincludesexperimentsasasonarsensorsautonomousnavigationaswellasinfraredremotecontrolnavigation.Hereisalinktoseetheclassmaterialaswellaslectureslides:http://www.roboticscity.com/class-material.html
LastlywehadanewcomertodaydiscussarobotgifthereceivedatChristmas.Sinceheisundertheageof18,Idon’treleasenameswithoutparentalpermission.Nonetheless,hediscussedtheMeccanoidG15PersonalRobot.Thisrobotisreallycoolinthatitrecognizesvoicecommandssoyoucanspeaktoitandithaswittycomebacks.Iteventellsjokes.http://www.meccano.com/product/p10944/meccanoid-g15-personal-robot
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VideosWeSawToday• AutonomousPizzaDelivery>https://youtu.be/rb0nxQyv7RU• RoboLinkInterviewonCNETatCES>http://www.cnet.com/videos/test-out-your-
programming-chops-with-robolinks-coding-drone/• DaredevilDroneFliesThruTrees>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmTijY656es• BostonDynamics,Atlas,TheNextGeneration>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY
AsIwritetheMarchnewsletter,Idon’tyethavethepresentationfromProfessorVannoy.WhenitisuploadedtotheMeetupsite,Iwillsendeveryoneanemailintheeventtheywanttodownloadit.
UpcomingEvents
April3–RobotDay
TheSanDiegoCentralLibraryiscelebratingRobotWeek,withaRobotDayonApril3–noonto6pm.Hereisalinktowatchavideofromlastyear.http://sdmakerfaire.org/robot-day-at-central-2/Theeventisfree>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/robot-day-tickets-21793263237Ifyouwouldliketoshowcasearobotorexhibitattheevent,pleasefillouttheGoogleformbeloworcontactUyenTranatutran@sandiego.govformoreinformation.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1o6nhPgqbbe4ur-cr7F9Fxl3qmOHhP5b-uuqjAYLKB9c/viewform
April16Meeting
WewilltakeabreakfromtheeducationallecturesandlearnaboutroboticsfromauthorJohnMullenandhisrobotcalledDickYoung.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbrWK-fn_G4
Thisisaveryfunandinterestinglecture–don’tmissit!
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TimLarenTimhasbeenplayingwithESP82666WifistuffandhewillbesharinghisinsightsattheAprilmeeting.PerTim,“TheESP8266isanARMprocessorwithbuilt-inWiFionalittlemodulestartingat$4-$20.ThisoneworkswiththeArduinoIDEandcostslessthananUNO.TheESP01andWSP02sellfor$5(Ithink).”
Wehopethatyouareenjoyingthefreeclassesandlearninglots.Ifyouhaveanysuggestions,commentsorideasformeetingideas,sendmeanemail([email protected])orpickupthephone(909-263-0454)andsayhello.
JohnMcCarthyPresident,TheRiversideRoboticsSociety