Robert Spanton, one of the founding members of Student Robotics, gave a talk about SR at 27C3. In the talk, Rob discusses the motivation behind SR, what SR is currently doing and is planning to do, and gives a technical overview of the hardware and software we provide.

A video of the talk is available directly from the CCC website, and Rob has made his slides available in PDF form on his blog.

27C3 was the 27th Chaos Communication Congress, held in Berlin from December 27 to December 30, and is one of the largest international hacker meetings.

The SR Team

Doings are so called because we like to actually realise projects during our weekly get-togethers. In the coming days we’ve organised some introductory activities that are ideal for University Students who want to get involved in Student Robotics for the first time.

Everyone is welcome, regardless of previous experience or field of study - just bring some enthusiasm and an open mind and we’ll bring the cake!

During these doings we’ll present what Student Robotics is, some of the technologies we use and some of the projects that you can get involved in with a series of lightning talks. We’ll also head to a pub for dinner at some point during the evening.

University of Southampton

5pm - 10pm, Wednesday 20th October, Zepler Seminar Room 1. Straight across from reception in Building 59

Bristol University

5pm onwards, Wednesday 27th October, Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.06. If you’re not sure where it is we’ll be in the foyer.

If you can’t come along at 5pm or are otherwise committed on Wednesday evenings you can still get involved! Get in touch and we’ll do our best to introduce you to SR and find out how you can get involved in SR projects.

See you there!

The SR Team

The annual Student Robotics competition KickStart happened today, and we think everyone had a great day! Everyone was certainly kept very busy!

The rulebook is now live. Make sure you give it a good read if you’re taking part. For those of you that have taken part before, please note that some of the regulations have changed — don’t let them catch you out!

A big thanks to all of you that came,

See you all again soon,

The SR Team