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Next Dorkbot SoCal, July 11th

Next Dorkbot SoCal, July 11th

This Saturday, July 11, 2009, is the next meeting of Dorkbot Southern California: ***** 1:00pm ***** Machine Project ***** 1200 D North Alvarado Street ***** Los Angeles, CA 90026 Here’s the line-up of speakers: Heather Knight Previously with the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab, Heather is a Social Roboticist who works at […]

Remo Saraceni on Omni

Erica points out this early 80’s profile of artist/engineer Remo Saraceni on Omni Television. You’re likely familiar with at least one of Saraceni’s playful inventions – he created the “Walking Piano” played by Tom Hanks in Big, plus a bunch of other fun pieces of tech.

R/C blimp prison break attempt

R/C blimp prison break attempt

Francesco Fondi, of the Italian site Hobby Media, sent us a link to a story about Giulio B, an Italian drug trafficker jailed in Spain, who attempted a prison break using this small dirigible. The site’s in Italian, but I gather the R/C craft was supposed to fly into the prison, with the payload of […]

13 Colonies Ham Radio Special Event

After a fourth of July BBQ, I was tuning around on the radio and made contact with Vince, K4AOC (operating as K2L) the 13 Colonies Special Event station in South Carolina. July 1- July 5th was the 13 Colonies 4th of July Special Event during which all thirteen original colonies were on the air with […]

Apply for an Awesome Grant!

Apply for an Awesome Grant!

That’s not an adjective in the title, “Awesome Grant” is the actual name of the grant, from the Awesome Foundation, of Cambridge, MA. Each month, they give away $1,000 to someone who wants to do something… well awesome. Here’s how they define what they’re looking for: Awesomeness is often overlooked by mainstream culture, which tends […]