Next General Meeting
Hackerbot
When: Wed October 30 at 7PM West Coast Time
Presenter: Ian Bernstein
Abstract: At this month’s HBRC meeting, Ian Bernstein will discuss his journey in robotics since building his first robot at the age of 12. He will share behind-the-scenes highlights of robot builds and projects he has worked on personally, at Sphero, at Misty Robotics, and elsewhere. Finally, he will talk about his new robotics company, Hackerbot Industries, which he founded in February 2024 to build low-cost platforms to advance robotics for all of us.
Bio: Ian Bernstein is the CEO of Hackerbot Industries and a serial entrepreneur in the robotics and AI space. Formerly, Bernstein was the Founder and Head of Product at Misty Robotics, a company which was focused on building platform robots for the home and front-of-business. Prior to Misty Robotics, Bernstein served as Founder and CTO at Sphero which has shipped more than 5 million robots to date including the app-controlled Sphero Star Wars BB-8.
Our meetings are hybrid This month’s in person session is at InOrbit Robot Space, 293 Castro St, Mountain View, CA The presentation will be remote via Zoom.
Online @ Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87591575859?pwd=bU5FeDdDSXp5ZDBxcVlmVXNMQ0F3UT09
Zoom Meeting ID: 875 9157 5859, Passcode: 743426
One tap mobile +13052241968Agenda: Regardless of the topic, all of our general meeting use the following pattern:
- Industry News
- Club News
- I Need Help
- Show and Tell
- Presentation
- Random Access
Next SIG Meeting
When: Wed November 20 at 7PM West Coast Time
The HBRC SIG (Special Interest Group) is a random access group; that is a loosely organized discussion of homebrewed robots. Bring your robot, show it off, ask questions, and generally hang out with others who enjoy robot-building as a pastime and/or profession. From beginner to expert, if you are interested in robotics, please join us.
Online @ Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87591575859?pwd=bU5FeDdDSXp5ZDBxcVlmVXNMQ0F3UT09
Zoom Meeting ID: 875 9157 5859, Passcode: 743426
One tap mobile +13052241968
Next HBRC Business Meeting
When: Wed October 6 at 7PM West Coast Time