Seattle Robotics Society

Welcome to the Seattle Robotics Society!

The Seattle Robotics Society was formed in 1982 to serve those interested in learning about and building robots. We are a non-profit corporation comprised of a diverse group of professionals and amateurs, high school students and college professors, engineers and tinkerers. Our passion is the creation of cybernetic creatures that challenge the old definitions of life, intelligence, and practicality.

See the SRS Programs page for information on the activities that the SRS does to help promote robotics. There is also information there on getting started in robotics.

Upcoming Events

Annual Swap Meet

SRS Tailgate Swap Meet after the September 20th meeting - Clean out your garage/basement/whatever and bring your stuff to trade/sell/give away. After the meetings we'll move outside to the parking lot so just leave your stuff in your vehicle, but bring in a teaser or two for show-n-tell if you want. Remember, whatever you don't get rid of needs to go with you.

Meetings

Our regular meetings are at 10am on the third Saturday of each month at Renton Technical College. After the meetings we typically head out for pizza; specific details about lunch are on the meetings page.

Below are the planned presentations for upcoming meetings. The Presentations page contains an archive of presenters and their topics.

September 20, 2008
- Relationships with Personified Robots - Rachel Severson, UW psychologist, will present her group's research on children's and adolescents' social and moral relationships with personified robots.
- Swap Meet - Clean out your garage/basement/whatever and bring your stuff to trade/sell/give away. After the meetings we'll move outside to the parking lot so just leave your stuff in your vehicle, but bring in a teaser or two for show-n-tell if you want. Remember, whatever you don't get rid of needs to go with you.
October 18, 2008
- UW Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory - Professor Alex Mamishev, director of the Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory (S.E.A.L.) at the UW, will present at this meeting.
November 15, 2008
- Autonomous Robotic Buoys - Professor Steve Riser, UW oceanographer, will present on autonomous robotic buoys (Argo Floats) that swim the earth's oceans gathering temperature, salinity, and current flow data giving scientists a view of the global ecosystem and effects of climate change around the world.
December 20, 2008
- Robot Sensors (expanded) [tentative] - Steven Kaehler will present on robot sensors, what they are, how they work, where to get them, and talk about robot localization methods.
January 17, 2009
- Technology at Seatac Airport - Details forthcoming. Stay tuned...
February 21, 2009
- Tesla Roadster - Tom and Cathy Saxton will present on the Tesla Roadster, a battery-powered electric vehicle.
March 21, 2009
- "SuperBird 1.00" controller - Professor Bruce Hemingway will talk about the "SuperBird 1.00" controller and computer soccer.
April 18, 2009
- Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology - Yoky Matsuoka will talk about her research into future assistive and rehabilitation technology by merging robotics and neuroscience.
May 16, 2009
- FIRST Robotics Competition - Local FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Teams are invited to come show their robots, explain the 2009 competition, and describe the challenges they faced this year.
June 20, 2009
- Robotic Interface in Performance Measurement and Assessment - Professor Mika N. Sinanan, MD, PhD, (President, University of Washington Physicians Professor of Surgery) will present on the role of a robotic interface in performance measurement and assessment.
July 18, 2009
- Brain-Robot Interfaces - Professor Rajesh Rao, Associate Professor at UW (CS department) will talk about brain-robot interfaces.

Monday Night Chat

The Seattle Robotics Society hosts a "Monday Night Chat" each week at 7pm Pacific Time. Details are on the Contact Us page.