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Girl Geek Afternoon Tea v5

Manchester Girl Geek Dinners

Sunday, May 23, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM (BST)

Manchester, United Kingdom

Girl Geek Afternoon Tea v5

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Robots & Art!!!

When:

Sunday, 23/05/2010, 2-4.30pm

How much?

£4 for parts, ink, paper... - please bring along on the day!

Where:

MadLab, Manchester's Hackspace in the Norther Quarter www.madlab.org.uk (36 Edge Street)

Who:

Girl Geeks, bring along anyone you like! Your friends, sisters, mums, cousins, daughters, colleagues... who might be interested in doing some techy stuff... Even boys can come if you want to bring them as your date!

1 ticket means 1 robot - if you want to work in teams, only 1 person has to get a ticket, just bring the other one along without a ticket!! (We've got parts for 20 bots).

What:

In this workshop we'll build (drum roll) ROBOTS!! Yesss, we're teaming up with the HacMan boys for a "Ms HacMan" themed Girl Geek Afternoon Tea. We're going to build so-called BrushBots from random bits and bobs, make them drive around, and probably take over the world at some point. There's no previous knowledge needed, it's going to be very basic, so don't worry if you've never built anything like that before. There will be enough people from HacMan around to help out when you're stuck.


After building the little BrushBots, we're going to let them drive around on paper sprayed with ink, to create something like this [1]:

BrushBots

Can I say AWESOME!!

The GGAT workshops are normally free, but since we had to buy parts for the BrushBots, we're asking for a £4 contribution this time to cover the costs.


Bring along...?

  • £4 contribution for parts (you get to take the brushbot and painting home of course!)
  • Some old clothes that you don't mind getting covered in ink
  • Your favourite mug!
  • Your favourite biscuits, cupcakes, tea, coffee (we'll have the basics, but in case you fancy something slightly more interesting... :)
  • Your friends, sisters, mums, cousins, daughters, colleagues... who might be interested in doing some techy stuff.

IMPORTANT!!!

We're going to work with ink & paints, so it's quite likely to get MESSY. PLEASE: Wear clothes (including shoes) that you don't mind getting stains on, we're not responsible for any ink-induced damages on your outfit! :)


Many thanks again to Madlab for letting us use their space & giant teapot! Check www.madlab.org.uk for more information & directions.

The event is completely not-for-profit and there will be only charges for the bots (which you then get to take home) - however, MadLab would be very happy to get a few donations (for the official MadLab donation cat) to keep the space running! There's also a "Donate via PayPal" link on the MadLab page.


[1] http://artdesignwhatever.com/ArtDesignWhatever/BrushBots.html

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Madlab Manchester
36 Edge Street
M4 1HN Manchester
United Kingdom

Sunday, May 23, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM (BST)


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