The Atlanta Area R2 Builders Club
Who We Are
We're
fans basically, we just happen to like building robots from the Star Wars films.
We're a group of people who like to tinker, enjoy solving engineering
problems, and creating things out of raw material.
Where We Are
By
and large, most of our members are from the Atlanta Area. We have members
spread throughout the state of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and South Carolina.
We've had several of our members host a 'build day' in Cartersville, GA;
Woodstock, GA; Tucker, GA; and even Chattanooga, TN.
Our Conventions
There
are lot's of conventions located around the SouthEast. As a club, we have
chosen two that we will always be represented at.
- DragonCon - the largest multi-media, pop culture convention focusing on science fiction, fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film!
- ConNooga - Multi-Fandom Convention. For the Fans by the Fans! Gaming, Seminars, Contests, Workshops, Bands, Celebrities, Artist, Authors and so Much More
Ardu-D2 Project
The Ardu-D2 project is an open source initiative to support the creation of an Astromech robotic control system using Arduino-based microcontrollers to provide customized control for lights, servos, sounds, and other electionics. If you are interested in helping with this project, please check us out on Google Code and the Google Discussion Group.