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RBNV – Robot Builder’s Night Virtual – 1/27/26

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When

• January 27, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.

How

• Join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/mwm-imzg-rss
• Join by phone: (US) +1 470-222-8542 , PIN: 334726924

Why

• Talk robots & related stuff.
• Make it easier for people to attend DPRG remotely.

Agenda

• Round table – everybody spends a couple minutes telling what projects they’re working on.
• Ad-hoc presentations – Whoever would like to show & tell.
• “Stump the club” Challenges – Ask for help if you’ve hit a roadblock in your project. Somebody in the club can probably get you pointed in a good direction – or even arrange a side bar session to help.

Note: We record a video of these sessions and post them on the DPRG YouTube channel. By joining the meeting, you’re giving consent to be included in the recording.

DPRG Annual Meeting for 2026 – January 24, 2026

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The DPRG will hold its annual member’s meeting on Jan 24th. Due to the weather the meeting will be held by Google Meet only. Do not come to the Dallas MakerSpace. Instead use the remote link below to join the meeting.

The agenda will be:

  • Election of officers for 2026
  • Brainstorm what members want the club to do in 2026,
    • Tech-talk topics
    • anything else – activities, competitions, etc.
  • Robot Show’n’tell.   Members are encouraged to bring their robots or robot projects to the meeting.
  • Pizza will be served at noon.

The officer candidates for 2026 are:

President: Mark Reynolds

Vice-president: Paul Bouchier

Secretary: Doug Paradis

Treasurer: Steve Edwards

IT Officer: Pat Caron

This is the first in-person meeting of 2026 and will cover many items important to the club. Members are strongly encouraged to plan on attending. There is a Google meeting link below for remote members. Instructions on how to vote by proxy will be sent to members via DPRG List and on Discord. Ron Grant will once again be our elections officer.

Remote Meeting Link:

• Join Google Meet https://meet.google.com/mwm-imzg-rss
• Join by phone: (US) +1 470-222-8542 , PIN: 334726924

RBNV – Robot Builder’s Night Virtual – 12/16/25

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Meeting Video:


AI Generated Meeting Summary:  Meeting Summary (PDF)
Star Rewards  (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting.

Scott G – Showed off his new robot chassis. – ★
Mike W – Showed off his mini sumo robot pushing a weighted box. -⭐
Isaiah – Sensori Robotics – Showed his new commercial robot mowing platform – ⭐
Home robot chassis using a raspberry pi – ★

When

• December 16, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time.
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.