= ROBOTGROUP = === Austin, Texas === [http://www.robotgroup.org/ Original Site http://www.robotgroup.org/] - http://www.robotgroup.org/images/rglogo_sm.gif ---- == Upcoming Robot Group Events == === Next Meeting === * Guest Speaker - Dr. Steve McDaniel (tentative) * Date: Thursday, November 21, 2002 * Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm CDT H A P P Y - http://members.aol.com/ba7176/images/pumpdances.gif http://members.aol.com/ba7176/images/pumpdances.gif http://members.aol.com/ba7176/images/pumpdances.gif - H A L L O W E E N Take a look at past presentations here: [PastPresentations]. ---- == About the Group == The Robot Group was founded in the Spring of 1989 by a small group of Austin, TX artists and engineers who shared a common vision: utilizing technology to provide and explore new mediums for art. Through the synergy of fusing art and technology, The Robot Group has stimulated the public into a playful interest in high technology, and art now has new vehicles for effecting culture. The Robot Group has attracted a diverse audience of young and old, tech and non-tech alike. Each with the curiosity to see the artful gracefullness with which man and machine can create new worlds. The Robot Group has attracted national and international, recognition. The Group's activities have inspired articles in Newsweek, Mondo 2000 , boing-boing, FringeWare Review as well as appearances on ABC's Good Morning America and an episode of Invention on the Discovery Channel. Other TV appearances include the debut episode of Art Brigade, and the German program Kulture Report. == Robot Group Projects == * WideTrack A rather large tracked robot * [http://home.austin.rr.com/elundquist B3 Project (Big Bubba Bot)] Our foray into the world of combat robotics * CybieHack iCybie Robot Dog hacking ---- == Robot Group People == * RichardArndt Richard Arndt * DerekBridges Derek Bridges * JacobBrown Jacob Brown * DonColbath Don Colbath * BrooksColeman BrooksColeman * RobertComer Robert Comer * GlennCurrie Glenn Currie * TomDavidson Tom Davidson * KevinDerichs Kevin Derichs * MarcEmerson Marc Emerson * DougEvans Doug Evans * EdGonzalez Ed Gonzalez * VernGraner Vern Graner * AlexIiles Alex Iiles * EricLundquist Eric Lundquist * DavidPike David Pike * MelRiser Mel Riser * JasonRobbins Jason Robbins * SoniaSantana Sonia Santana ---- == Robot Related Links == * RobotRelatedLinks Links to robot related web pages. ---- == Making Contact == [http://www.RobotGroup.org The Robot Group] meets every Thursday night from 7:30 PM to ~ 9:30 PM deep below the planet's crust. /!\ To contact the RobotGroup, send mail to RG President, Eric Lundquist robo@robotgroup.org [http://www.cafepress.com/robotgroup Robot Group T-Shirts and Other Items For Sale] [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/robotgroup/ Robot Group List Archive on Yahoo Groups] ---- This is a Wiki Collaborative Website, so RG members, Please make it grow! Some starting points: * RecentChanges: see where people are currently working * HelpForBeginners: to get you going * WikiSandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing * MoinMoinTodo: discussion about the improvement of MoinMoin * FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways ---- You can edit any page by pressing the link at the bottom of the page. Capitalized words joined together form a WikiName, which hyperlinks to another page. The highlighted title searches for all pages that link to the current page. Pages which do not yet exist are linked with a question mark: just follow the link and you can add a definition. To learn more about what a WikiWikiWeb is, read about WhyWikiWorks and the WikiNature. Also, consult the WikiWikiWebFaq. ---- A WikiWikiWeb is a collaborative hypertext environment, with an emphasis on easy access to and modification of information. This wiki is also part of the InterWiki space. MoinMoin is a Python WikiClone, based on PikiPiki. The name is a common German slang expression explained on the MoinMoin page. If you run a Wiki using MoinMoin, please add it to the MoinMoinWikis page. ---- You are encouraged to add to the MoinMoinIdeas page, and edit the WikiSandBox whichever way you like. Please try to restrain yourself from adding unrelated stuff, as I want to keep this clean and part of the project documentation. /!\ Please see Wiki:WikiForumsCategorized for a list of wikis by topic. ---- You can edit any page by pressing the link at the bottom of the page. Capitalized words joined together form a WikiName, which hyperlinks to another page. The highlighted title searches for all pages that link to the current page. Pages which do not yet exist are linked with a question mark: just follow the link and you can add a definition. To learn more about what a WikiWikiWeb is, read about WhyWikiWorks and the WikiNature. Also, consult the WikiWikiWebFaq. * Wiki Technical problems? Contact JürgenHermann via email. * Issue with this Website? Contact vern@txis.com via email.