The Pittsburgh section of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society presents a technical session about HackPGH’s designing, building, and racing an Autonomous vehicle based on a Power Wheels toy. Meeting will be held at the HackPGH shop 1937 Watson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 starting at 6:30 PM on 14 December 2015. Pizza/sandwiches will be provided. Please register for…
Since we ran out of time to advertise this talk last time, we are hosting it again for those who missed it. This is a series of 3 talks on how to design your own video game for the personal computer. This is talk 2 of 3 “Game Architecture” Talk 1: Game development tools A…
“Pittsburgh is the most livable city, but is it the most workable? The region is known for “Eds & Meds”, but it has also been known as a place where you go to great schools, and then leave. What would it take to get people to not only stay, but to migrate to Pittsburgh for…
This is a series of 3 talks on how to design your own video game for the personal computer. This is talk 1 of 3. Talk 1: Game development tools A programmer’s overview of what sorts of game development libraries and tools are out there, what they do, and how to choose ones that…
Not all projects need a micro-controller or Arduino to run them. Sometimes, all you need to control a project are a few cheap IC chips. Learn what an IC Chip is, the parts that go into them, the basics of IC chips, and a few basic IC chips that preform essential functions in a…
Photo Credit: Wikipedia Who doesn’t like home made Ice Cream? The only part that sucks is waiting for it to freeze. Well, we have came up with a solution… LIQUID NITROGEN of course!!! Come down on Friday and take in the festivities! We will be doing a demo on Liquid Nitrogen as well as making…
Tickets on sale at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sensors-sensors-sensors-tickets-17611789336 Blinking lights, buzzing speakers, and spinning motors are all fine and dandy but if you want you project to see and hear you need SENSORS! HackPittsburgh will be holding an intermediate level class on building circuits and reading various types of sensors with the Arduino. The class will focus on…
Have an Arduino and wondering what to do with it? Join us on Saturday February 7th for our Physical Pixels class. It’s the perfect introduction to programming your Arduino if you’ve never tried it before or want to refresh your memory. Space is limited to 10 people, reserve your spot now. In this intro level class,…
Steel City Infosec will be hosting their January Meetup here at HackPGH. It will be an Audio Surveillance talk. The event will consist of a discussion about Audio Surveillance and then a lab where you will build a Laser Microphone. The event is free but if you would like to make a laser microphone the cost is $10. RSVP…
Do you remember hearing eerie outer space music from classic science fiction like “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and “Dr Who”? Have you ever wanted to make sounds like that yourself? It turns out you can! Using an instrument called a theremin. The theremin was invented in 1929, and has been used in many…