Pia van Gelder DORKBOT-SYD

DID SHE SAY... DORGBOOT? www.dorkbot.org “ people doing strange things with electrcity”

There are 83 Dorkbots around the world!

“ start a dorkbot in your city!/what is dorkbot?”

DORKBOT-SYD started up in 2006 at Lanfranchis Memorial Discoteque. It runs regularly every last Tuesday of the month at Serial Space.

DORKBOT-SYD started up in 2006 at Lanfranchis Memorial Discoteque.

It runs regularly every last Tuesday of the month at Serial Space.

The open motto attracts people from all fields artists, engineers, scientists, inventors...

The open motto attracts people from all fields

artists, engineers, scientists, inventors...

SIMPLE STRUCTURE = (Beer + Kraftwerk + mingling) + (2 or 3 presentations (approx 20 mins each)) + open show & tell

SIMPLE STRUCTURE =

(Beer + Kraftwerk + mingling) + (2 or 3 presentations (approx 20 mins each)) + open show & tell

Dorkbot is a free event.

Dorkbot is a free event.

Presentations are generally about a single project made by one person or a group of people.

Presentations are generally about a single project made by one person or a group of people.

Presentations range in style from ppts to physical demonstrations. Some examples of projects that have been presented at Dorkbot are...

Presentations range in style from ppts to physical demonstrations.

Some examples of projects that have been presented at Dorkbot are...

Dan Stocks and “The Radar MkII”

Dan Stocks and “The Radar MkII”

Mari Valonaki from the Australian Center of Field Robotics and their work “Fish-Bird Circle B – Movement B”

Mari Valonaki from the Australian Center of Field Robotics and their work “Fish-Bird Circle B – Movement B”

Neil Jenkins and his webbased work “Exquisite Copse”

Neil Jenkins and his webbased work “Exquisite Copse”

Tim Boykett from Times Up, and their work “SPIN”

Tim Boykett from Times Up, and their work “SPIN”

James Nichols & the “DubTable”

James Nichols & the “DubTable”

Nick Wishart & “CeLL”

Nick Wishart & “CeLL”

Stephen Jones and his video synthesizers

Stephen Jones and his video synthesizers

John Jacobs and his “Paper Circuits” and various circuit bent wonders

John Jacobs and his “Paper Circuits” and various circuit bent wonders

Alex Davies and his work “Dislocation”

Alex Davies and his work “Dislocation”

Aras Vaichas and his “WavRuta”

Aras Vaichas and his “WavRuta”

Wade Marynowsky and his “Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Robot”

Wade Marynowsky and his “Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Robot”

Dorkbot facilitates friendships and creates opportunities for collaboration.

Dorkbot facilitates friendships and creates opportunities for collaboration.

Regular meetings pose as an opportunity for... public discussion peer review

Regular meetings pose as an opportunity for...

public discussion

peer review

Dorkbot is a great place to workshop new ideas experiments

Dorkbot is a great place to workshop

new ideas

experiments

Guest Programming Excursions

Guest Programming

Excursions

Workshops

Workshops

Electrofringe 2007,2008 “Dorkshop”.

Electrofringe 2007,2008 “Dorkshop”.

“ Electropark”, 2007 (Victoria Park)

“ Electropark”, 2007 (Victoria Park)

Dorkbot is a fantastic place to meet like-minded folk and talk shop, get introduced to new skills or just get mind-boggled.

Dorkbot is a fantastic place to meet like-minded folk and talk shop, get introduced to new skills or just get mind-boggled.

Since 2006 we have grown in numbers and solidified into an open and welcoming community of curious people

Since 2006 we have grown in numbers and solidified into an open and welcoming community of curious people

Come along! www.dorkbot.org/dorkbotsyd

Come along!

www.dorkbot.org/dorkbotsyd