Tonight, Tuesday, Jan 3rd, at 7pm Javier Rosa from Tekla Labs will be presenting at FUBAR. Anyone is welcome to attend. Click here for parking and directions.
From Javier Rosa:
Tekla Labs will be announcing a 3D Printer Design Competition at FUBAR labs. Some of the designs already produced by us and affiliates will be presented. I will demonstrate the Cell-Scope, a cell-phone based microscope constructed of 3D printed parts as well as off-the-shelf components, and a centrifuge built from an egg-beater! More plans and information are available at: http://teklalabs.org/ and more information about the Cell-Scope is available here: http://cellscope.berkeley.edu/. Note that the competition hasn't been announced on our website yet so FUBAR will likely be the first outside group to hear about it.
Tekla Labs is a University of California student run organization whose goal is to address the needs of researchers in developing countries in need of quality lab equipment. Tekla Labs is developing the plans necessary to build and test this equipment out of commonly available local materials or cheaply imported materials. Though in its early stage, Tekla Labs has already generated excitement from laboratories in such diverse places as Egypt and Panama.
I'm really excited. I got a 30% discount on the hardware for the class. A Chipkit UNO32, and an IOShield from Digilent. So I'm passing that discount on to all attendees for the class. Use the discount code "chipkit" Click the link below to register with the discount automatically. http://chipkit.eventbrite.com/?discount=chipkit Looking forward to seeing you all. --Rick
The laser cutter is getting closer to repair! We had motion testing on Thursday and a laser tube test on Saturday. This video is of a small child popping a balloon with the laser.
This class is for anyone who wants to take the first step into hobby electronics, or took a class in Arduino and would like to refresh their basic electronics knowledge. We will teach you how to prototype simple circuits and help you to understand how they work. There is an extensive electronic kit for the class. The kit is entirely compatible with our beginning Arduino class, just lacks the Arduino.
Please sign up by Wednesday midnight because we are ordering electronics for the class, or contact us by then about your intent to take the class.
In order to particpate in the Internet of Things it's important to understand the basic principals of REST based web services. This overview will help you determine what skills are needed for these kinds of projects, and run through a basic example of getting information into Thingspeak.com and Pachube.com. Click Here to Register
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Course
Wednesdays 8:30PM - 10PM
Registration for the Stanford AI class is closed, but you can still participate by joining us at FUBAR Labs to watch lectures and discuss the course. You are also welcome to attend if you have registered for the Stanford course and started working on your own. We're a week into the class, but we would be happy to help you catch up if you want to join in.
Tonight's Amateur Radio Night cancelled. Join us next week.
Interested in getting your Amateur Radio License? Already a Ham and want to work with us on DIY radio projects? Come join us for Amateur Radio Night. Will we be working HF frequencies? Building homemade antennas? Assembling Arduino controlled APRS kits? Your guess is as good as mine, so come find out on Tuesday the 18th!
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Course
At 8:30PM on Wednesday nights from October 12th to December 21st, our doors will be open to anyone enrolled in CS221: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, a course offered for free online by Stanford University. Anyone is welcome to join us as we watch lectures, work on assignments, and discuss the course. See http://www.ai-class.com/ for more information, and register for the online course here to participate (registration closes this week!). Note that this is not a class provided by FUBAR, we are merely providing resources and a common meeting place for anyone interested in self-guided study via the Stanford online course.
Students will learn to design, etch, drill and assemble a custom printed circuit board using Fritzing and the "Toner Transfer" method. Students will make their own LCD and Keypad "shield", compatible with the Arduino Microcontroller. Registration Required, Sign Up Here
Soldering Sunday goodness. Radioshack soldering kits were made. The Eggbot worked on the first try. The Makerbot made a Megaman cookie cutter, and a set of mini brass nuckles. Surface mount soldering, and lathing occurred. Thanks to Mark, Lindsey, David, Graham, Michael, Esther, Brian, and George.
This class will introduce students to the Arduino Microcontroller – a powerful platform for developing hardware that interfaces with the physical world. The class includes an electronics kit and an Arduino Microcontroller.
Students will learn to design, etch, drill and assemble a custom printed circuit board using Fritzing and the "Toner Transfer" method. Students will make their own LCD and Keypad "shield", compatible with the Arduino Microcontroller.
In order to particpate in the internet of things it's important to understand the basic principals of REST based web services. This overview will help you determine what skills are needed for these kinds of projects, and run through a basic example of getting information into Thingspeak.com and Pachube.com.
This class is for anyone who wants to take the first step into hobby electronics, or took a class in Arduino and would like to refresh their basic electronics knowledge. We will teach you how to prototype simple circuits and help you to understand how they work.
This course will provide an introduction to microcontrollers and the Arduino environment. Students will be using a chipKIT microcontroller, a very powerful Arduino-compatible microntroller that provides many advanced features not available on other Arduino-compatible boards. More information coming soon...
All of our classes are at our main location in Highland Park, NJ. If you have questions, feel free to contact us at info@fubarlabs.org
