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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.
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Announcements

  • We'll be meeting in the "other" side of the K-quad in several upcoming meetings (K-203/4 instead of K-201/2). Signs will direct you to the correct location each month.
  • In even-numbered months (Feb, Apr, Jun, etc.), the meeting will be followed by an afternoon robot work session (until 5 p.m.).

Upcoming Events

Annual Swap Meet

SRS Tailgate Swap Meet after the July 17 meeting - Clean out your garage/basement/whatever and bring your stuff to trade/sell/give away. After the meeting 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.

Robothon

Robothon will be at Seattle Center's Center House on October 22-24, 2010. It is open to the public and admission is free. Check the Robothon page for details on events and activities.

Meetings

Our regular meetings are at 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month at Renton Technical College. See the meetings page for details on location and directions.

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

  • July 17, 2010
    • 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.
    • The meeting will be followed by a swap meet in the parking lot. Clean out your garage/basement/whatever and bring your stuff to trade/sell/give away. After the meeting 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.
  • August 21
    • TBD - Sara Kriz from UW will present at this meeting. Topic TBD.
    • The meeting will be followed by an afternoon robot work session (until 5 p.m.). Bring a project to work on, questions to ask, or just hang out and see what others are working on.
  • September 18, 2010
    • TBD - Kevin Ross will present at this meeting. Topic TBD.
  • October 16, 2010
    • SeaGlider Project - Dr. Fritz Stahr will present on the SeaGlider Project.
    • The meeting will be followed by an afternoon robot work session (until 5 p.m.). Bring a project to work on, questions to ask, or just hang out and see what others are working on.
  • November 20, 2010
    • LIFESUIT Project update - Monty Reed will give an update on the LIFESUIT.
  • December 18, 2010
    • TBD
    • The meeting will be followed by an afternoon robot work session (until 5 p.m.). Bring a project to work on, questions to ask, or just hang out and see what others are working on.
  • January 15, 2011
    • Using the Cypress PSoC Processor - Lloyd Moore will present on the Cypress PSoC, a Programmable "System on Chip" device which includes all the functions of a traditional microcontroller, in addition to programmable analog and digital blocks. This combination of resources makes the chip well suited to robotics applications. This will be an introductory talk covering the basic architecture and development tools. Additional information can be found on Cypress's site.

Monday Night Chat

The Seattle Robotics Society hosts a "Monday Night Chat" each week. Official time is 7 - 9 p.m. Pacific Time, but people are often around outside this timeframe as well. Details are on the Contact Us page.