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Robots instead of Actors!I have had some fun creating a few films using robot toys instead of actors. Using FxHome software, Crazy Talk, CGI and green/blue screen SimulatorsI've been looking around for a good simulator with an intuitive programming language lately. I've stumbled across Breve (http://www.spiderland.org). Youthplaces Robot 250 Workshops (part 1)As part of the Robot 250 celebration, we led workshops for children ages 8 through 18 at three Youthplaces locations in the city of Pittsburgh. Rossum's: Pittsburgh-based Robotic Art Working GroupTake-Me-To-Your-Roboticists, If you live in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, or Muncie (or are interested in spreading Rossum’s yet further afield) you might be interested in Rossum’s, a working group for robotic artists. We have speakers, we share know-how, we do group shows together, we engage the great reaches of Mechanosphere…Mostly we are active in Pittsburgh but lonely migrants from here to those other cities are surely hankering for fellow local Rossum'sists. Here’s our website: A Call for Robotic ArtArtBots 2008 Call for Works ArtBots (http://artbots.org) is pleased to announce that the fifth international ArtBots exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots C-MITES Robot 250 WorkshopPictures from the Robot 250 C-MITES Workshop “The Green Robot Design Challenge” which used the Canary and focused on the environment. Free Robot-Making Workshop!Looking for an opportunity to mix art and technology? To make your own robot? And to do it for FREE?! Robot 250 will be partnering with the Brew House art gallery from late October through late November to offer a 4-week Open Studio. Keep an eye on our web site (http://www.robot250.org) for details! Canary DatasheetsInstead of posting each PDF, I've provided links to datasheets of all of the canary’s sensors. They are at: |
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