I know there's a strong overlap between the PARTS and Dorkbot membership, but I think this month's talk might have broader interest so I want to give you all a heads up.
I'm pleased to announce that Brett Lee will be giving the presentation this month. Brett is a mechanical engineer with experience in the automotive industry, best known in this group for his composite multirotor frames (http://www.pandionmultirotors.com/). Brett will be taking us through the basics of linkage and actuator design. Brett will be focusing on practical things like pros/cons of rotary vs linear actuators, good pivot design, and some basic kinematics with an emphasis on fabrication tools available to robotics hobbyists (3D printer, laser cutter, router). He'll also talk about talk about specc'ing and obtaining mechanical parts (servos, gears, bearings, etc). Meeting info: Saturday Feb 7, 10:30 am, room FAB-150, Portland State Univ (SW 4th Ave & College St.). Details and directions are available at http://www.portlandrobotics.org/ Thanks! Jeff _______________________________________________ dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list [email protected] http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber
