[chbot] Next Meeting Mon 20th June 2011 6.30pm-9.30pm @ 175 Roydvale Ave, Christchurch

[Charles Manning]

On Thursday 16 June 2011 08:29:46 Richard Jones wrote:
> The next Christchurch Robotics Meeting will be held from 6.30pm to 9.30pm
> on Monday 20th June 2011 in Training Room 2 at Tait Radio Communications,
> 175 Roydvale Avenue, Christchurch.
> Photos of the entrance to use are here:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/113134050398543502524/ChchRobotics2011May16?au
>thkey=Gv1sRgCPqpyfaB8pHDkwE&feat=directlink#
>
> On Monday we will hold our first Mini Robotwars challenge. Categories so
> far are less than 300g, and Lego with new classes to follow. I have a Lego
> robot controlled by an Android phone, and parts in the mail for a 300g
> robot.
>
> All welcome, bring along what you are working on or come to find out what
> others have been up to.
>
> There will be a sign in and out sheet so that we know how many people we
> have in the building.
>
> Robots have been very much in the news lately.
>
> AR Drone inside the Cathedral, follow the link to find the video:
>
> http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Inside-Christchurchs-Cathedral-of-Blessed-Sacr
>ament/tabid/423/articleID/215222/Default.aspx
>
> Robots involved (or not) in nuclear inspections and repair:
>
> http://japanfocus.org/site/view/3546
>

Perhaps time for an informal debate at a meeting: What is a Robot?

Is a remote controlled inspection "robot" really a robot or is it just an 
expensive oversized remote control toy?

Choc fish for the most convincing argument either way.

-- Charles