this afternoon apparently someone used the robot in sudoroom and while they
were using it, one of the motor driver circuits burned out.
tonight the other Jake and I worked on it to try to figure out where the smoke
was coming out, and we couldn't figure it out but we are going to order a
replacement part for another motor driver circuit that has a known bad part,
and hopefully that will fix that one and we can swap it in.
in the meantime the robot cannot be moved from its present position, sorry.
if anyone knows what happened I would appreciate knowing more than just
"someone broke the robot and didn't want to tell anyone"
thank you
-jake
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From: "Daniel Enking" <daniel(a)everflux.tech>
Date: Feb 28, 2017 11:24 PM
Subject: [manylabs-workspace] Build a Biodigester Competition
To: "manylabs-workspace" <manylabs-workspace(a)googlegroups.com>
Cc:
> Hey everyone,
>
> As you follow-on to the EBMUD anaerobic digester tour, I'm hosting a
competition for teams to design and build mini-anaerobic digesters. The
Kick-off event will be next Thursday at Counter Culture Labs in Oakland,
and there will be a hackathon/ build weekend at Manylabs at the end of
March.
>
> Please spread the word and join in if you're interested! More details
below:
>
>
> Build a Biodigester Competition
> By Everflux Technologies (www.everflux.tech)
>
> Grand prize: $400 cash
>
> With common supplies and equipment that you can find at your local
hardware store, anyone can build their own biodigester to produce biogas
for cooking and heating from organic waste!
>
> But what is the most efficient and cost effective design that will
maximize output, conserve space and save time? That's what we hope YOU will
discover with the Build a Biodigester Competition.
>
> Teams of 2-4 people will have 3 weeks to design and gather supplies to
build a small biodigester. Then everyone will come together for
a hackathon-style weekend, March 31-April 2, to build their biodigesters.
>
> Register your team here: https://goo.gl/forms/RDIB3Pyy5UhHfKO22
>
> Please RSVP for the Kick-off event here:
https://www.meetup.com/Counter-Culture-Labs/events/237024807/
>
> Note: you do not have to attend the Kick-off event to participate,
however attendees will learn some key tips and tricks for building the best
biodigester and meeting the competition guidelines. You will also have an
opportunity to ask questions about the judging criteria, and get ideas for
biodigester designs and materials considerations. You don't want to miss
this!
>
> See you there,
>
> Daniel Enking, Founder & CEO
> C: 510-969-9207 www.everflux.tech
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Hi,
I am requesting your input on this idea since I have no experience
working in a collective way.
I want to build a Magnetron Sputtering Vacuum Deposition System to
produce thin films, ultra thin films, and nanoparticles.
I am interested in working at the interface of materials science and
bioengineering.
My particular interest is exploring nano-materials for enhanced raman
spectra signaling - including bio-engineering for enhanced
fluorescence-emf detection.
However, other subjects also interest me, such as the toxic effects of
micro and nano-materials and how these materials interact with
organisms, cells and biological processes in general.
Building a thin film deposition system is a challenge but can be
extremely interesting.
This kind of equipment is very costly and only some very lucky people
have access to learning how they are built and how they operate.
This is because the magnetron sputtering chambers are used in the
private industry only by trained and skilled personnel. In universities
and technical colleges, only experts and selected talented students get
access to these machines while working on their thesis projects.
In YouTube I have watched people building their own vacuum chambers,
rather crude, o.k. for hobby but not likely to work for producing
nano-materials with real-life applications (sorry for being so critical).
I am contemplating working on building a system using your Collective
model.
However, I have never worked in an open group setting and I wonder if
this would be a realistic expectation and if there would be any interest
at all!
Although I am not alone. There are five of us in my group, we are people
with similar interests living and working in Berkeley with limited free
time to work on our own projects, since we have day jobs at UCB.
Only one of us has actually built such equipment before. The rest in our
group only have used the equipment and/or has worked on experiments
using nano-materials, mainly plants.
I look forward to your input.
Thanks,
Leticia Menchaca
