“ It's not always so much fun to work/live in a vacuum. It'd be great to find out what others are doing! ”

“ Hi all, stop by the NYC Java Meetup, http://java.meetup.com/59, the Java networking monthly event. We feature presentations, open discussion on any Java related topic. Door prizes, refreshments. ”

“ I have a vision and i seek individuals that will share my vision so that we can build a new reality ”

“ Hi, My friend and I are interested in Robotics and just wanted to show up to get a feel of how everything worked. ”

“ HI ”

“ Hello, my name is Kai. I'd like to do target shooting to improve focus. ”

“ I have been growing shitaki mushrooms from a kit and I want to learn more about it. ”

“ for a few months have been reading AI and Robotics books; time to put my EE+CE degrees to use to design & develop robot and intelligent software, and be around folks who enjoy doing the same; it is fascinating ”

“ I'm a 29 year old software developer. I dont have too much experience with robotics but woul like to learn. ”

“ I'm interested in learning about importing/exporting from/to China. ”

“ first timer, photographer, want to get a real feel on what BM is all about ”

“ I'm a native toursit, if that is possible. ”

“ I've been looking for a group like this. Been wanting to learn how to use pic chips and learn how to program them. ”

“ Hi - I'm interested in sharing ideas with others on DIY robot projects. Also, I would like to get more into the elegant world of BEAM robotics. ”

“ I own Mindstorm and Wii, hoping to extend Wii to household items when I have some more free time. Oh and I setup a singing dancing robot santa in my kitchen. It's half body is mounted on the counter and it starts moving when people go to pour wine. ”

“ Hey everyone, I'm Erik, an EE graduate with a liking towards embedded systems. I'm interested in learning about interfacing micros with robotics and home automation applications. I look forward to meeting you all. ”

“ Play mostly with homebrew avionics for rockets. Interested in anything to do with fun PIC, SX or Stamp projects ”

“ hi there! ”

“ Robotics enthusiast ”

“ I'm a software developer, EE enthusiast and dabbler and System Admin. In my spare time (ha!) I paint, read too much and daydream about superheroics. I'm currently interested in and am developing a mobile telepresence system. ”

“ an electronics engineer, interested in everything that moves. founded Broadband Maritime with my wife Mary Ellen. we developed a robotic-type antenna to track the satellites in high seas. looking for meeting with open minded guys with good ideas ”

“ I am a systems analyst who wants to get into robotics and work with people who do this professionaly or as a hobby, I have some ideas and would like to work with individuals as a team to make them reality. ”

“ I am a Java/Ruby/Python/C developer for a living and have done some kit robotics, and mindstorms hacking. Intereseted in building swarm/flock networked bots. ”

“ 20+ years of software, including some professional robot vision processing. However, most of my electrical experience has consisted of accidentally blowing stuff up. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am interested in embedded processors ”

“ I am an Assistant Professor at NYC College of Technology. I teach courses in Anatomy and Physiology. I specialized in brain cancer research when I did my Ph.D. at Cornell Veterinary School of Medicine. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because they are related to my interests ”

“ I want local Robotics Meetups because I am interested in building my very first robot. I've already ordered the Mindstorms NXT but can't wait to get started. ”

“ Haven't played a lot since moving to the city a few years ago. Would like to try and get out and play more. ”

“ Hi my favorite subjects are: planners (graphplanners), evolutionary algorithms and computational statistics. I like also ant colony optimization. ”

“ Hello . My name is Moises Martin and I have always been interested in learning about the robotics field . This would be an excellent opportunity for somebody who has little experience like me . I would like to get involved in hands on projects . ”

“ Hi, I'm Gary Programming/Networking/micro-controllers, math...love robots since L.Mindstorms. Want to meetup with similar folks. ”

“ I work for a pharmaceutical company in the New York area. I head up a department which builds custom robots for the researchers. ”

“ I'm interested in learning more about how technology can be used to for adult education. Something more interesting than the typical web -based, click-and-snooze approach prevalent now. ”