DPRG will hold its annual planning meeting on February 10, 2024. The meeting is scheduled for 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM at the Dallas Maker Space.
The tentative agenda is:
Officer Election
Planning for 2024
Robot Show and tell. Members are encouraged to bring their robots or robot projects to the meeting.
This is the first in-person meeting of 2024 and will cover many items important to the club. Members are strongly encouraged to plan on attending. There will be a Google meeting link for remote members.
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF) Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting. Iron Reign – ⭐
When
• January 23, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CST).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF) Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting. Mike Williamson – ⭐ Doug Dodgen – ⭐ Ray Casler – ⭐
When
• January 16, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CST).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Chat Record: Chat Record was not captured. Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting. Mike Williamson – ⭐
Robie’s Highlights
• ROS2 on Raspberry Pi workshop outlined by Paul Bouchier – in meeting video
When
• January 9, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CST).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF) Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting. Jon Hylands – ⭐ Iron Reign – ★
Robie’s Highlights
• ROS2 running in Docker on a Raspberry Pi by Paul Bouchier – in meeting video When
• January 2, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CST).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF) Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting. Mike Williamson – ⭐
When
• December 26, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CDT).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF) Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting. No stars rewarded this week
When
• December 19, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CDT).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF) Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting. Mike Williamson – ⭐
When
• December 5, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CDT).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
Chat Record: Chat record (PDF) Star Rewards (★ = significant robot progress, ⭐ = robot progress and running on floor):
Stars are awarded by group during the meeting. No stars rewarded this week
When
• November 28, starting at 7:30 PM Dallas time (CDT).
• Robot Builders Night Virtual (RBNV) meets each Tuesday evening.
DPRG’s RoboColumbus Outdoor Rover competition for 2023 was held on November 18. The competition was hosted by the Edward’s family, which is greatly appreciated by DPRG. The morning started out with the course layout. Donuts and coffee were provided for the judges and competitors. While the course details were finalized and the cone waypoints handed out, competitors made final checks on their robots and used the practice cones to set up vision systems. At midday, pizza was served, then the competition started. Each competing robot was allowed 3 runs. Winners were based on the best runs of each robot. Everyone had a good time.
Robot run videos are very helpful in showing the unexpected tribulations that the robots endure while attempting the tasks of the competition. Even runs that did not go well often have lessons.