PLUG Meeting for April 11th
We've got Robots
and Relics for this months meeting.
William Lindley will give us a history of computers with
various items of historical significance that he's
acquired over time and then Scott and Wendy Rose will
introduce us to SUNI the robot.
For more info, Meeting time and location see:
William Lindley: 75 Years of
Computing in 60 Minutes
Description:
The roots of modern digital computing go back nearly two hundred
years, and through a series of pass-around artifacts from the past
century, we will explore how the pioneers of the field and their
groundbreaking decisions and technologies have led us -- for
better or worse -- to today's Internet-enabled world.
About William:
Mr. Lindley has been in the computer industry since he sold his
first program (a printer driver for Heathkit HDOS) in 1980. He has
used system from the earliest 8-bit microprocessors, through the
PDP-11 and VAX, up to IBM mainframes, and has managed to write
programs that did not crash on most of them. Mr. Lindley has been
a GNU/Linux user since 1992 and has been free of proprietary
software since 2001. Most recently he has been pleased to be an
adjunct professor at Mesa Community College.
Scott & Wendy Rose: SUNI the Robot presents STEM in America
open source addition
Description:
Team Suni will discuss the future of Robotics through Stem in
America and the future jobs it will create. Discussion will center
around Suni's open-source programming using Linux Ubuntu OS and
Robot Operating System.
Biography:
SUNI the robot is cutting-edge robotic technology from across
planet internet, creating a truly unique educational experience.
And the creative ideas that power SUNI’s adventures to AI are a
worldwide collaboration.Team SUNI knows how to creatively inspire
and we built SUNI the Robot to prove it.
STEM drives our world, our economy, our lives. It builds brighter
futures for the 100% of us. STEM is all around us, every minute,
of every hour, of every day. We’ve captured the magic of STEM
within a robot as an instrument of inspiration, learning, and
wonderment. Winning thousands of hearts and minds along the way.
And SUNI’s adventures continue…
The meeting will start at 7pm at The Desert Breeze
Substation. People start arriving as early as 6pm, so if you would
like to help setup and/or chat for a while, arrive a little early.
We will go for food (usually to BJs at the Chandler Fashion
Center Mall) after the meeting so we can chat with each other
comfortably. Please feel free to join us. Please come even if you
aren't hungry, the food is not mandatory.
See you there,
Brian Cluff