Portland Area Robotics Society

Regular Meeting Minutes

Jan 6, 2007, 10:30AM



Agenda:

  1. Table-top Line Maze challenge %G–%@ Monty Goodson

  2. Presentations:

    1. Videos %G–%@ Research projects and frivolity

  1. PDXBot Alert %G–%@ Roger Ray

  2. News & Reports

    1. Show-and-tell



Announcements

  1. PDXBot planning will start shortly with bi-weekly meetings. Watch the PARTs list for announcements. Thanks to Larry Geib for assuming the helm of event organization this year.

  2. Next week is the ORTOP First Lego League state finals. They would like volunteers, and the PARTS club often has a demonstration table their also. Contact Larry Geib if interested.



Presentations

    1. Videos

Roger Ray downloaded a selection of videos from academia and various robotics competitions


PDXBot

We need volunteers and organizers to help with planning of PDXBot. We need help running events, and specialists. Please contact Roger Ray if you have any interest in helping out.



Line Maze Competition

There were four robots attending at the meeting today attempting to run the test courses. Keep working on your robots! Wed like to see more entrants at PDXBot.

Remember to visit Roger Rays website for a demonstration of his maze planning algorithms. www.anastasia.com/robot