Silicon Valley Robotics promotes the innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies. We are a newly formed non-profit business association (501c6). We are also one of the largest, most exciting robotics clusters in the world and we will be hosting some great events and opportunities in the next year. We look forward to your involvement!

This is a group for anyone interested in Lego Mindstorms robots. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because to meet other robots enthusiasts. Looking forward to share all with everybody.

This is a hackathon focused around coding for the FIRST robotics competition. Whether you are looking to switch your team from LabView to Java/C++ for next year, are already using Java/C++ for your robot or simply want to see what all this Java/C++ hype is all about this is the place for you! We will have a number of delevopment tools and hardware at the hackathon for you to experiment with but feel free to bring any parts or equipment you want as well. All are welcome including: parents, team m …

This is a Robotics and Artificial Intelligence study group. To kick off - We are going to go through online lectures in the "Intro to Robotics" course taught by Oussama Khatib at Stanford and try to solve assignments. (Prerequisite - Matrix Algebra). It is a graduate level course. We are hoping to go through two lectures per week with assignment discussion on weekend mornings. Hopefully later work on real world projects etc.

A group for all Robot Enthusiasts and Roboticists in Silicon Valley

Commercial Drones will revolutionize technology as we know it. How is small business positioning itself for the revolution? SF Drones Startup Meetup is part of the Drone User Group Network (DUGN), an association of community organizations dedicated to promoting the use of flying robots for community service, artistic, entrepeneurial, and recreational purposes.

Fellow hardwarians, it's time the Trivalley had some hardware startup meetups. Robot Garden is a new robotics hackerspace and group located at the iGate Innovation Hub business accelerator in Livermore. We love starting hardware stuff! There are more meetups and access hours on the Robot Garden Meetup and website robotgarden.org but we want the hardware startup meetup to stand alone.

Beginner to advanced classes in electronics and robotics for kids (and their parents). Get your kids (K-12) going with our very hands on classes geared towards technology in robotics and electronics.

We meet almost every second and fourth Sundays every month to discuss AI topics such as: - Symbolic and SubSymbolic Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life, and Artificial Intuition - Complexity theory, Model theory, Model Free Methods - Semantic Web, Ontology based systems - Robotics and Robot Ethics - Linguistics, Document understanding, and Semantics - Evolutionary Computation - GA and GP - Computer Consciousness, Novelty, and Creativity - Neuroscience, Connectome Algorithms - Human …

Manufacturing is awesome! Join us as we tour manufacturing facilities around the Bay Area. Starting a hardware company or developing a product and want to learn more about manufacturing? Just curious about how the products you use are made? Want to see industrial robots in action? Love the Science Channel's 'How It's Made'? Join us!

This is a group for anyone interested in research concerning artificial neural networks, deep learning, and so on. The format varies between discussion groups, guest speakers, and tutorials. Proposed topics include: training deep belief networks with unsupervised pre-training/supervised finetuning, recurrent neural networks, different optimization methods, scalable architectures for large networks across clusters, practical GPU programming (with Python!), NNs for NLP, using NNs in robotics, visu …

This is a group for people interested in clean technology innovation. The Solano Clean Tech Innovators Association (sctia.org) is working towards establishing an Innovators Lab where people could come together to collaborate, invent, prototype and test new ideas using state of the art equipment. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, electric vehicles, alternative energy, robotics, arduino, and raspberry pi. The Meet-Up is open to experienced innovators as well as people who are inte …

Many of us baby boomers have managed to gain a measure of true independence at this phase of our lives. We are therefore no longer tethered to a corporate job as such. Instead, we get to focus on reinventing ourselves by pursuing interests, hobbies and even dreams we did not quite have time for when we were part of the daily-commute crowd. For me, this means developing for the Kinect platform (and, in the process, falling in love with C# despite my earlier prejudices!), designing an animation pl …

It's really hard to get anything done alone. Sharing technique and knowledge is key in getting to a stable build. Meeting frequently, discussing our projects and presenting what we've made can bring the art to another level. Even if you come with little experience, we're sure you can make meaningful contributions. We are a group of technologists, designers and hobbyists that support a healthy and empowered culture of collaboration and invention. We hold regular public meetings and maintain onlin …

Would you like to go on the ultimate journey? The journey of the Human mind? I intend to do exactly that! To duplicate thought is also to understand what thought is. A definitive answer, something mechanical, something duplicable and something that performs! But what does that say about us. Are we only a device, a biological device but a device none the less? There are those that believe in the above statement, including me! But what about the things that make the animal world unique? The things …

A meetup group for people who are interested in autonomous vehicles here in Northern California

This is a monthly meetup group for anyone interested in unmanned aerial vehicles also commonly refered to as Drones. We will meet once monthly at an outdoor location to fly, test and discuss Drones and their practical uses today and in the future. This group was formed to give people that are interested the opportunity for a hands on experience. Members who have access to drones of any size and type are encouraged to bring them. We will meet on the first sunday of every month. Hope to see you th …

Hacker Lab is a collaborative workspace and organization of hackers, makers, and entrepreneurs. We foster technology through community education and mentorship. Together we are building a startup community and innovative ecosystem! Join us! BUILD CODE UNITE!

This group is to discuss sensor technology and applications, and we welcome hackers, entrepreneurs, health-care professionals, scientists, quantified-selfers, the DIY community, and anyone else who is excited about sensors and sensor data. We also have a FB discussion group: http://bit.ly/sensorites

TechShop is a membership-based workshop that provides members with access to tools and equipment, instruction, and a community of creative and supportive people so they can build the things they have always wanted to make. We'll be hosting a variety of informal groups to talk about and show off what they've been up to in all sorts of areas; Arduino, crafts, lasers, models, furniture, green tech..  whatever folks get up to at TechShop.  This Meetup Group is to let you, the Makers, know what's hap …

The world has experienced unprecedented urban growth in recent decades, and global data forecasts indicate this trend will only increase. Urban Tech SF focuses on the issues and strategies behind new technologies that improve (or hinder) our urban lives. Join us and explore a diverse range of urban technology projects in San Francisco. Participate in open civic engagement on the issues that shape our daily lives along the way.

This is a group for Christian homeschooling moms with a focus on young children 0-5's and little kid type venues to connect--with a calendar populated with lots of activities for them--so we can enjoy all the fun things while they're young that are geared toward little kids such as Happy Hollow, Palo Alto Jr. Museum & Zoo, going to parks, etc., and some other field trips, and form intimate relationships for the moms and have lasting friendships. I feel like these days while they're little are as …

Welcome! We are a diverse group of open-minded people with interests that are somewhat unusual.  Our hope is for the Geek Club (Peninsula Chapter) to be a place for meeting like-minded people with which to go on adventures or just hang out.  Most of our events are very laid-back, so don't be afraid to jump right in. Our group definition of geeky is fairly broad.  Anything off the beaten track:  anime, computers, science and science fiction, cult films, unusual art processes, fighting robots and …

From People-to-People, to People-to-Machine, and we are stepping towards the era of Machine-to-Machine. From (Consumer) Internet to Industrial Internet, those all about Real-time Streaming Big Data, which drives Cloud Computing Nothing Manual Cannot Be Automated, the reason now not automatic is just because of the automation cost. With the foreseeable success of Machine-to-Machine based Industrial Internet, it is not far away for us to enjoy a fully Automatic Society

We are a friendly group creative people who want to start a Makerspace in Marin so that people of all ages and types can come in and learn, play, hack, make, create, and rule the world! We hold meetings at various locations throughout Marin with the intent of sampling a variety of locations and spaces until we find our permanent home. Our meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month. At each meeting we spend a little time discussing the logistics of opening our Makerspace. The rest of th …

Help local hobbyists (California East Bay) or anyone interested in CNC to meet, discuss and share their project ideas.

You love ping pong, you are itching to play, you even know where to play, but you cannot find someone to play with. So, you show up at the local ping pong club, watch these demi-gods at play, and leave feeling vanquished even before trying. Or you show up, but there's no one your level to play with. Just the wrong day and wrong time - too bad. Well, no need to sweat it out so much any more. Really. We have created a PongPlanet Meetup Group especially for you. The purpose of this group is to …