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Hey gang. This month we’re shaking it up and partnering with @party Boston to host Tammo “kb” Hinrichs, a coder and musician based in Hamburg who will give an overview of the demoscene with an emphasis on the “wild” end of things. This Dorkbot will also see a new time and place, changing locations this [...]
As usual, we’ll have our monthly meetup on the second Tuesday of the month (Tuesday, August 9th at 7:30 p.m.) at Sprout in Somerville (directions here). Anyone want to present for 10-15 minutes on projects they’re working on? If so, please get in touch with me.
I held out in hopes of finding someone to speak this month, but this being the Dog Days, I couldn’t con anyone away from their summer R&R. So just to keep up our streak, regardless of an absence of action, I’m going to be at Sprout tomorrow night, and I invite you to come by. [...]
Dorkbot Boston will have it’s monthly meeting next week on Tuesday, June 14th. The special guest speaker will be good friend Alex Reben. He’ll discuss the robot he built that explores the experience of individual human beings as they interact with articifical intelligence. 7:30 p.m. at Sprout in Somervill. Directions: http://thesprouts.org/studios Bring snacks and refreshments! [...]
Dorkbot Boston partners with the producers of WHIRL tonight for Dorkbot’s first showcase of electronic media and interactive art. 6-9 p.m. at Middlesex in Cambridge. Free event!
Big announcement, friends. As promised, Dorkbot Boston will hold it’s first night dedicated entirely to showcasing the A/V, interactive, musical, and VJ work of the Boston area’s art/tech community. From 6-9 p.m. on May 17th, Dorkbot Boston will partner with the organizers of WHIRL, an event at Lilypad in Inman, whose intentions align pretty well [...]
On May 10th, Dorkbot Boston will hold its monthly, second-Tuesday meeting at Sprout in Somerville. As usual, we’ll start a little after 7:30 p.m. Our featured speaker will be my pal Trevor Baca, a composer at Harvard who will tell us about Abjad, his software that “helps composers build up complex pieces of music notation [...]
A quick rundown for everyone who attended the Dorkbot Boston’s April Meetup: -The wind turbine class from Sprout presented their turbine and results as the main event for the evening. One of the best conversations we’ve yet seen at at Dorkbot happened afterwards, as the team fielded questions about the reality of wind power as [...]
Put it on the books…April’s meeting is happening! Second Tuesday (April 12th) at 7:30 p.m. Conveniently located at everyone’s favorite neighborhood hackspace, Sprout. That’s here. Bring projects, bring beverages, bring yourself. See you there.
March saw a great meeting, featuring Jeffrey Warren as a guest speaker. Formerly of the Media Lab and currently working at a new organization called the Public Laboratory, Jeff is developing new tools and everyday hacks that allow citizens to conduct their own scientific research for the sake of deeper environmental awareness and activism. Jeff [...]
