FUBAR Labs

FUBAR Labs will once again have an all-day workshop at TCF focusing on Arduino:

10:15 - 11:10am: Intro to Arduino Presentation
11:20 - 1:20am: Hands-On with Arduino
1:30 - 2:25pm: Arduino on the Network
3:40-4:35pm: Creating Your Own Printed Circuit Board / Arduino Shield

Space is limited, and we’ll have a small number of Arduino boards and Ethernet Shields available for purchase.

More info on the Trenton Computer Festival:

http://tcf-nj.org

Tekla Labs will be announcing a 3D Printer Design Competition at FUBAR
labs. Some of the designs already produced by us and affiliates will
be presented. I will demonstrate the Cell-Scope, a cell-phone based
microscope constructed of 3D printed parts as well as off-the-shelf
components, and a centrifuge built from an egg-beater! More plans and
information are available at: http://teklalabs.org/ and more
information about the Cell-Scope is available here:
http://cellscope.berkeley.edu/. Note that the competition hasn't been
announced on our website yet so FUBAR will likely be the first outside
group to hear about it. 

Tekla Labs is a University of California student run organization
whose goal is to address the needs of researchers in developing
countries in need of quality lab equipment. Tekla Labs is developing
the plans necessary to build and test this equipment out of commonly
available local materials or cheaply imported materials. Though in its
early stage, Tekla Labs has already generated excitement from
laboratories in such diverse places as Egypt and Panama.

Now that we have laser there isn't any problem that can't be solved.

I'm really excited. I got a 30% discount on the hardware for the
class. A Chipkit UNO32, and an IOShield from Digilent. So I'm passing
that discount on to all attendees for the class. Use the discount code
"chipkit" Click the link below to register with the discount
automatically.

 http://chipkit.eventbrite.com/?discount=chipkit

Looking forward to seeing you all.

--Rick

The laser cutter is getting closer to repair!  We had motion testing on Thursday and a laser tube test on Saturday. This video is of a small child popping a balloon with the laser.

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.  There is an
extensive electronic kit for the class. The kit is entirely compatible
with our beginning Arduino class, just lacks the Arduino.

Please sign up by Wednesday midnight because we are ordering
electronics for the class, or contact us by then about your intent to
take the class.