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people doing strange things with electricity, mostly in Los Angeles 

***** Sunday, April 22, 2012
***** 2:00pm
***** ATX Stage (near ATX Kitchen)
***** Atwater Crossing
***** 3245 Casitas Ave
***** Los Angeles, CA 90039

Chris will talk about the DIYLILCNC project, an open source set of plans for a low-cost, easy-to-build robotic fabricator. Specific topics will include: crowdfunded hardware development; the upcoming release of version DIYLILCNC v2.0–aka the BigShoulder; an in-progress software development project aimed at fostering open-source physical design & hacking collaborations.

The main goals of dorkbot are: to create an informal, friendly environment in which people can talk about the work they’re doing and to foster discussion about that work; to help bring together people from different backgrounds who are interested in similar things; to give us all an opportunity to see the strange things our neighbors are doing with electricity. dorkbot isn’t really a forum for formal artist talks or lectures, but rather a chance for diverse people to have friendly conversations about interesting ideas.

Get up close and personal with a DIYLILCNC in action!  Taylor and Chris will be running demos, answering questions, and having fun at Maker Faire NYC 2011.

Saturday, Sept 17 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept 18 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Organized by the staff of Make magazine, makezine.com and craftzine.com, Maker Faire is a newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft and engineering plus music in a fun, energized, and exciting public forum.

The aim is to inspire people of all ages to roll up their sleeves and become makers. This family-friendly event showcases the amazing work of all kinds of makers – anyone who is embracing the DIY spirit and wants to share their accomplishments with an appreciative audience.

The next Open Hardware Summit will be held on September 15th, 2011.

Taylor Hokanson will host a breakout session covering open-source DIY CNC technology, and Chris Reilly will conduct a live demo of the DIYLILCNC and open-source CAD/CAM software.

The Open Hardware Summit is the world’s first comprehensive conference on open  hardware. The Open Hardware Summit is a venue to discuss and draw attention to the rapidly growing open source hardware movement. Speakers at the Summit include world renowned leaders from industry, academia and the DIY community. The summit focuses on hardware as a system through a series of discussions and panels on BUSINESS, LAW, MANUFACTURING, SCALING, DESIGN and EDUCATION. The one-day Summit seeks to empower companies, large and small, to produce electronic objects in an open source fashion.

Get your hands on a real, live working DIYLILCNC! All week at the SIGGRAPH Studio 2011, Taylor Hokanson will be running demos, answering questions, and having fun.

Sunday, August 7:  noon – 5:30 pm
Monday, August 8:  9 – 5:30 pm, 9 – 11 pm
Tuesday, August 9:  9 am – 5:30 pm
Wednesday, August 10:  9 am – 5:30 pm
Thursday, August 11:  9 am – 1 pm

The Studio is the place for making and creating at SIGGRAPH 2011. Roll your sleeves up and get hands on in this three-ring circus of technological wonders. It is an amazing space where experts, attendees, and the latest technologies are brought together to create new works, experiment, and collaborate. Leave your old work behind, come to The Studio, and create something new.

In the Studio, you’ll find technologies specifically set up for you to use and create with. Our experts make special arrangements with research labs, developers, universities, and vendors to provide access to technologies that are not easily accessible elsewhere. Attendees can experiment and create new works with large-format printing, motion capture, interactive music, the latest software suites, high-end computing workstations, laser scanning, and many new additions to The Studio.

More than ever before, the Studio is for people of all ages, interests, and disciplines who want to create new works. You’ll see kids making their own creations, live interactive music on our stage, in-depth workshops in our classroom, attendees working with Emerging Technologies presenters and Art Gallery artists, and wearable technologies on attendees. It’s a fun space, a creative space, a learning space, a discovery space, a space for you.

For more info or to register visit http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/