What’s happening this week at openHack
by emooney on Feb.13, 2013, under Baltimore, Happenings, Meetings, Projects
Here’s what’s going on this week at openHack:
- More Raspberry Pi tutorials
- Working on the Telepresence Robot.
- Continuing work on the Battlebot
- Heater building (hey, it’s cold man!)
- Hex (the Robot) demo’s
- Hopefully there will be some quadcopters roaming around tonight too.
- Fun with barely legal electronic cigarettes!
Look for our sign out front and see you tonight!
Multirotor Acronyms, Terms, and More…
by Squintz on Feb.12, 2013, under Drones, Multirotors, UAVs
I’m learning about Quadrotors, Tricopters, Hexacopters, and other multirotors and I have noticed that there are a bunch of acronyms, terms, and definitions that I don’t know. This is typical when learning any new hobby. So this post is simply a list of those acronyms and terms along with a few photos and definitions. I will add more as I come across them. Feel free to leave anything I missed in the comments section and I will add it to the list. Click on More to view the entire list.
Acryonyms
ARTF – Almost Ready to Fly
BEC – Battery Elimination Circuit
BNF – Bind-N- Fly
ESC - Electric Speed Control
GPS – Global Posistioning System
FC – Flight Control Board
FFF – Fast Forward Flight
PNP – Plug and Play
RTF – Ready To Fly
RTH – Return To Home
RX – Receiver
TX – Transmitter
Baltimore Drones Kickoff Success
by Squintz on Feb.09, 2013, under Drones, Happenings, Multirotors, UAV
Baltimore Hackerspace hosted the first meetup of the new Baltimore Drones Meetup group. The event was a huge success. There were about 10 drones on display and everyone had stories to tell and knowledge to share. One of the hot topics discussed was the perception of the word Drones. Baltimore Hackerspace can relate to this problem. The word “Hacker” has been tainted for decades and our decision to call ourselves a Hackerspace vs a Makerspace was a big one. What is the definition of a Hacker anyways? Everyone has their own opinions of the word.
Baltimore Drones is in the same boat. What is a Drone? Should we call our toys Drones, UAVs, or Multirotors? This was a hot topic and we all seemed to agree on most things. There are so many positive things Drones can be used for. Most of which can create new jobs which are disparately needed these days.
Thank you to all who participated. We look forward to hosting future meetups for Baltimore Drones.
February 5th at openHack:
by emooney on Feb.05, 2013, under Baltimore, Happenings, Meetings, Projects
Here’s what’s going on Wed. Feb 6th Baltimore Hackerspace:
- Telepresence Robot – The basic design is down, wireless ipCam – check, steering mechanism – check, motors to power the wheels – check.
- Installing ‘Occidentalis’ on Rasberry Pi’s and connecting them wirelessly to a network. Continuing through adafruit tutorials. – Didn’t get too far with that last week.
- Jeff will be coding in python and C.
- Continue building the Prusa 3d Printer.
- Robot Building / Heater building – Miles is building a kick-but battle bot!
- Much fun usually surfaces real time so we’ll see what else is happening.
6410 Landay Ave.
Baltimore MD. 21237
Look for our sign out front and see you there!
What’s happining tonight, Jan 30th at openHack
by emooney on Jan.30, 2013, under Baltimore, Happenings, Projects
Here’s what’s going on tonight at Baltimore Hackerspace:
- Guest Speaker Jim Jackson, HTML5 for .NET Developers
- Continure building the Prusa 3d Printer.
- Installing ‘Occidentalis’ on Rasberry Pi’s and connecting them wirelessly to a network. Continuing through adafruit tutorials.
- A rebuild of a classic video gaming console.
- Continue the design of our autonomous telepresence robot.
6410 Landay Ave.
Baltimore MD. 21237
Look for our sign out front and see you there!
Baltimore Drones Meetup at Baltimore Hackerspace!
by emooney on Jan.27, 2013, under Baltimore, Happenings, Projects
Last week, Terry Kilby from Baltimore Drones stopped by Baltimore Hackerspace and he brought a couple of his Drones with him. I think it was the first time allot of us have seen Drones of this quality up close and they were just as exciting as I thought they would be. Both Drones were made to port a camera on the bottom of them and Terry said that he frequently contracts out the Drones for special camera work. Very cool!
To find out more about drones and how to get off the ground with them, The Baltimore Drones Meetup will be held at Baltimore Hackerspace, Saturday, February 9th at 1pm.
Here are some pics:
What’s going on tonight at openHack, Jan 23rd.
by emooney on Jan.23, 2013, under Happenings, Meetings, Projects
Here’s what’s going on tonight:
- Raspberry Pi tutorials.
- An electric cigarette project that you have to see for yourself.
- Fun with Arduino’s and relays.
- Assembling a Makerbot Prusa.
- Wheel hubs and a vacuum table.
- Hex will be getting some upgrades
- Kicad layout/schematic entry.
Guest Speaker Jim Jackson, HTML5 for .NET Developers
by superfro on Jan.18, 2013, under Baltimore, Books, Happenings
Please join us on Wed, Jan 30 for a special guest speaker. Jim Jackson, co-author of the book HTML5 for .NET Developers.
There is limited space available, so you must register on meetup.com for this event.
Jim Jackson is the co-author of HTML5 for .NET Developers, available now at http://www.manning.com/jackson and on Amazon. Jim has worked on rich HTML5 web applications for clients like Vogue, Rolling Stone and Playboy and is currently building an HTML5 game for the Windows App Store.
This Wednesday’s OpenHack
by emooney on Jan.15, 2013, under Baltimore, Happenings, Meetings, Projects
Here’s what’s going on this Wednesday at openHack:
- Face scanning (Jeff)
- Assembling a MakerGear Prusa (Jessica)
- Printing motor mounts and playing with kinect (Miles).
- Rummaging through some Rasberry Pi tutorials from adafruit.com (Eric).
- Working on design for tank robot (Mark, Eric)
- I’m sure someone will be printing something out on the CNC machine as well.
- Optimize my Arduino Fireplace Fan. Thanks for the tips Jason!
Hope to see you!
*** UPDATE ** added some pics from open hack night
Fourth Annual Techno-Swap-Fest
by superfro on Jan.04, 2013, under Baltimore, Friends
Fourth Annual Techno-Swap-Fest
February 23, 2013 - 9am to 2pm
1745 West Nursery Road, Linthicum MD
Attention All Hobbyists
- Is your shop so cluttered you can barely work on your projects?
- Did you buy something online that didn’t fit into your plans?
- Are you still looking for that perfect gadget, part or tool?
If you answered YES or NO to any of these questions, you need to attend the 4th Annual Techno-Swap-Fest to buy, sell and gawk at all the precious junk that other hobbyists crave.
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Welcome to Baltimore Hackerspace!
Our Location: 6410 Landay Ave. Baltimore, MD 21237 .
Contact us: info@harfordhackerspace.org.
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