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SUMMARY:Robot Fest & Mini Maker Faire
DESCRIPTION:National Electronics Museum\nCalling all makers, hackers, 
 hobbyists, DIYers, experimenters, students, artists and engineers, bot
 h young and old. Come share your passion for technology and creativity
  at Robot Fest / Mid-Atlantic Mini-Maker Faire! April 30th, 2011 will
  mark the 11th annual Robot Fest, a one day event for those with the u
 nquenchable urge to create new, previously unseen forms from lifeless 
 electronics and mechanical parts of metal and plastic.  In the early 
 years Robot Fest focused on the demonstration of robotic projects, but
  our visitors wanted more.  We have met the demand by expanding into 
 realms where technology is used in any creative fashion.  Robots and 
 creative tech, side by side, enjoyed by over 1200 attendees at the 201
 0 event. One goal of Robot Fest is to spark an interest in Science, T
 echnology, Engineering and Math (STEM) with workshops and activities d
 esigned to appeal to both boys and girls.  Robot Fest features region
 al teams of students proud to present their robots built to compete in
  state and national F.I.R.S.T. robot competitions. Join us for our We
 arable Tech Fashion Show presenting electronic embedded smart fabrics 
 featuring the work of students from Maryland Institute College of Art 
 (MICA) and Johns Hopkins University.  The LEGO store at Arundel Mills
  will provide building opportunities and MINDSTORMS® robots demonstra
 tions will including “Dr. Heartbeat\".  Stop by and see full-size R
 2D2s wandering the halls.  Art Institute of Washington is bringing th
 eir Dead Animatronics and dancing robots.  There will be much, much m
 ore including some surprises from our DIY cohorts and \"hackerspaces\"
  in Maryland, Washington DC and Pennsylvania.New this year we will hol
 d a Combat Robot Competition on Sunday, May 1st.  The PennBots Robot 
 Club from Pennsylvania will be running the competition, where robots b
 attle for three minutes or until a robot is unable to move or falls in
 to a hazard pit.  If you want to compete with your Flea, Ant and/or B
 eetle weight class robots contact us.  We also welcome larger bots if
  you'd like to display them for our visitors.For more information plea
 se  visit http://www.robotfest.com, contact Gary Mauler at 410-419-82
 47 or via email us at info@robofest.com.\n-----------------See somethi
 ng new.  Dare to ask questions.  Awaken your creative instinct.-----
 ------------\nAbout The National Electronics Museum - The National Ele
 ctronics Museum promotes and encourages the study of science and engin
 eering using our electronic heritage to educate and inspire students a
 nd the general public.  The Museum provides visitors with an apprecia
 tion of the evolutionary milestones in electronics that led to the sop
 histicated products in use today, and honor the achievements of the pi
 oneers who made these advancements possible.  For more information, v
 isit http://nationalelectronicsmuseum.org or call 410-765-0230.   Ab
 out MAKE - MAKE Magazine brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the 
 technology in your life. We celebrate your right to tweak, hack, and b
 end any technology to your own will.  MAKE is published by O'Reilly M
 edia, the premier information resource for technology innovation. Sinc
 e 1978, business leaders and geeks alike have relied on the company's 
 books, conferences, and web sites to illuminate new computer technolog
 ies around the globe.\n\nFor more information visit http://www.geekatl
 as.com/events/robot-fest-mini-maker-faire
DTSTART:20110430T090000Z
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CATEGORIES:technology, art, and, all, things, geeky
LOCATION:National Electronics Museum
WEBSITE:http://www.robotfest.com
URL:http://www.robotfest.com
CONTACT:410 419 8247
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