5 New Classes! Arduino, Web Development, Custom PCBs, Beginner Electronics and More Arduino...

Announcing the return of our Intro to Arduino course, as well as four exciting new classes:

Intro to the Arduino Microcontroller

Sunday 10/9/11 1PM - 4PM

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.

Circuit Board Layout and Etching - Make Your Own Arduino Shield

Sunday 10/16/11 1PM - 4PM

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.

Hacking REST web services with jQuery

Sunday 10/23/11 1PM - 4PM

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.

Basic Electronics

Saturday 11/5/11 1PM - 4PM

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.

Intro to the Arduino using Chipkit

Saturday 12/10/11 1PM - 4PM

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

I was promised robots! on BBC coverage of Maker Fair

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14970879

Bill French's screen print for "I was promised robots!" was featured 3
seconds into the BBC coverage of Maker Faire. Go Bill!

Join FUBAR Labs at Maker Faire in NYC this weekend!

Hello! FUBAR Labs will have a booth this weekend at Maker Faire in NYC September 17th and 18th!

Information on Maker Faire is available here: http://makerfaire.com/

There is lots to see, especially related to electronics, soldering, Arduino, 3D Printing, CNC, crafts, hacker spaces, and other Maker-related interests!

Maker Faire is family-friendly and at the New York Hall of Science, which is interesting enough to visit in and of itself.

Come join us! Feel free to write back if you have any questions. Certainly stop by and say "Hi!" at our table in the Hacker Space area, or at the Digilent booth where members Rick and Mark will be discussing Chip-Kit and multi-platform Arduino!

Hero-1 Restoration and CNC Kit Assembly

After a solid weekend of work, the Heathkit Hero 1 robot drive system is operating remotely via XBee. Fubar member Adam constructs the table for a MyDIYCNC kit.

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Stanford Intro to AI: Sign Up and Follow Along with FUBAR Labs

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. Feel free to ask questions or let us know that you plan to participate in the comments below.

Note, we are not running a class, we are merely providing resources and a common meeting place for people interested in self-guided study via the Stanford online course.

HERO-1 Robot Project: 1/2 a Locomotion System

With lots of help from FUBAR members George and Eric, we got the front drive wheel of our HERO-1 robot controlled from an Arduino. Next up: getting a battery and power supply put together while Adam works on driving the stepper moter that steers the drive wheel.
-Phil