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    RoboRodentia will be at Open House in Mott Gym this Saturday, 4/20. Click to read more!
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Aithon Board on Kickstarter

May 14th, 2013 by

Written by Brian Gomberg:

As my senior project, I’ve been working on the Aithon board, which is intended to replace the existing Xiphos board which the club uses and sells as part of BotShop and throughout the year. There are countless things which set this board far above the Xiphos board, including a 32-bit ARM processor running at 168MHz (vs 8-bit 16MHz ATMEGA on Xiphos), an easier to use set of software libraries, and many added features: on-board buzzer, 3-axis gyro/accelerometer, power switch, etc.

In order to raise money for an initial batch of these boards, we have launched a Kickstarter campaign. Kickstarter is a crowd-funding website where backers can pledge money to projects they like and get some reward for doing so, depending how much they pledge. In this case, you can essentially pre-order the board by pledging to the Kickstarter at a reward level which includes an Aithon board.

Visit our Kickstarter page for more information on the board and to pre-order your own: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/590504545/aithon-32-bit-arm-microcontroller-board

    

As a special incentive for Robotics Club members, if you pre-order a board by pledging to our Kickstarter (at any level that rewards a board), your club membership (usually $30) for next year will be covered. Club membership includes free pizza at all club meetings, a T-shirt, discounts on parts in the club store, and more. If you’d like an Aithon board, supporting us on Kickstarter is the best way to get one, especially if you’ll be a club member next year!

Please share this with your friends and like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aithonboard

Thanks,
Brian Gomberg and Connor Citron

Cal Poly Computer & Electrical Open House Showcase

April 17th, 2013 by

Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering and Electrical Engineering
Program and Departments host the Computer and Electrical Open House Showcase on
Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Cal Poly’s Mott Gym. Check out
fantastic activities organized by engineering student clubs and witness feats of amazing robotic ability in TWO robotics competitions.

  • Come see robotics competitions like Roborodentia- an annual autonomous robotics competition at Cal Poly held during Cal Poly Open House in April. Last year’s competition drew over 1000+ spectators and approximately 12 robot entries and teams. This year’s competition is a head-to-head double elimination tournament where the object of the competition is to stack cans the fastest.
  • The Robotics Club will also be hosting a club booth where students can work on a scribbler demo or drive a robo-recycle-bot with a live feed on the screen! The intended layout is below:

See you there! Mott Gym, Saturday (4/20) from 10am-3pm!

Beagle Board Donation

February 22nd, 2013 by

The Robotics Club has received a generous donation from a Cal Poly and Cal Poly Robotics Club Alumni, Garran Gossage. The BeagleBoard-xM normally goes for $149.

The BeagleBoard-xM (minor photo-editing for effect), image copyright of Troy W. Weber

The BeagleBoard-xM

If you have a project that could really use this board well, please talk to the Robotics Club President. To learn more about the board and its capabilities, visit http://beagleboard.org/hardware-xm.

W2013, Jan 13 Update

January 18th, 2013 by

There are three items to address in this post:

  1. General Meeting Recap + Slideshow
  2. Saturday Build Meeting (1/19)
  3. ‘Monday’ Meeting Cancelled (1/22), Seminar Moved (1/29)

General Meeting Recap + Slideshow

The First General Meeting of the Winter 2013 quarter was this last Tuesday (1/15). We re-capped the big accomplishments for each group, ate pizza, and watched cool videos. It is not too late to get involved in the Robotics Club! Below is a short recap of what slides are in the Slideshow (including contact information and tentative meeting times if you would still like to get involved on a project):

  • A cool Hexapod flight video from David Hoyt: Summer Breeze
  • Autonomous Aquarium Glass Cleaner (project started last quarter with a senior doing senior project)
  • Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
  • Lego Robotics Mentoring
  • Robotics Mobile Platform
  • Small Wild Autonomous Robotics for Mayhem
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (with more videos)
  • Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle
  • Club Store items available
  • E-Week wants… something. We need a team to figure out what that should be.
  • RoboRodentia

The full slideshow has pictures and videos and such. Download a PDF of the slideshow here: 2013-01-15_General1_Final.

Also, if none of the above interests you, I should add that there is still an opportunity for the Display Case Project or the Robo-Suit Project.

Saturday Build Meeting (1/19)

This Saturday is the first build meeting of the quarter. Stop by to say hello, hang out with the officers, work on a project, learn about Robotics, eat lunch (if you’re a paid member), etc. See you in the Robotics Club Room anytime from 10am-2pm. Frisbee’s, Football’s, Soccer balls are always welcome during lunch!

‘Monday’ Meeting Cancelled (1/22), Seminar Moved (1/29)

Next Tuesday is actually going to be a Monday Schedule. Therefore, we will not have a Seminar Meeting that day. However, the following Tuesday (1/29) we will have a Seminar on RoboRodentia rules and competition. See you then!

REMEMBER: The Robotics Club is only as cool as its members. If you don’t show up and get involved, then we won’t be as cool as we could be (but we’ll still be somewhat cool, don’t you worry). I hope to see you all throughout this Winter 2013 quarter!