This morning my wife and I went to the local Barnes and Noble in order to attend the Mini-Maker Faire event organized by the bookstore and my co-worker and Robotics Instructor, Eddie. It was quite an amazing site to see some students from our school participating in the community to share what they have done - and to see the community demonstrate interest. There were regular bookstore-goers and folks like us who specifically wanted to visit for the event.
One of the cooler parts was the demonstration of one of the Brooklyn Collaborative Roboshark's robots in all its glory: the frisbee-throwing robot. Three years ago students designed it for a challenge at the Javits Center and we still have it to show off. It's quite amazing (check out the video below).
We spent about an hour there talking to students, to Eddie, and some other folks who had come for the event. I'm so glad our school has these kinds of community connections and I wish the same for other schools in NYC.
One of the cooler parts was the demonstration of one of the Brooklyn Collaborative Roboshark's robots in all its glory: the frisbee-throwing robot. Three years ago students designed it for a challenge at the Javits Center and we still have it to show off. It's quite amazing (check out the video below).
We spent about an hour there talking to students, to Eddie, and some other folks who had come for the event. I'm so glad our school has these kinds of community connections and I wish the same for other schools in NYC.
| Eddie using the frisbee-throwing robot |
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