We meet twice a month at Artisans Asylum: a main meeting with a featured speaker and lightning talks, and a hands-on session for building and hacking together. Everyone is welcome.
All meetings at Artisans Asylum, 96 Holton Street, Allston
September 2026
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Main Meeting: September 03, 2026 at 7:00pm
Alan Kilian, a long time software and hardware person with a lifelong passion for Robotics will speak about aspects of power for robots. Batteries, Measurement, Circuitry and more.
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Hands-On Meeting: September 09, 2026 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
announcement
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report TBD
August 2026
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Main Meeting: August 06, 2026 at 7:00pm
Shivam Chopra (one of our members) will give a talk about Forward and Inverse Kinematics. Especially for people working with robot arms this is a very important thing to understand. There is some math involved by Shivam promises that no one will get hurt :)
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Hands-On Meeting: August 19, 2026 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
July 2026
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Main Meeting: July 09, 2026 at 7:00pm
Isaac Vandor is the developer and maintainer for the software running on famous underwater vehicles like Alvin and AUV Sentry. Isaac will talk about his work and experiences with underwater maritime robotics.
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Hands-On Meeting: July 22, 2026 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
June 2026
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Main Meeting: June 11, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ankush Dhawan, a PhD candidate in Robotics at Stanford, will introduce Pupper: an open-source quadruped robot dog that walks, sees, listens, and responds. The centerpiece of Stanford's CS123 course and the Dr. Pupper project at Stanford Medicine.
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Hands-On Meeting: June 24, 2026 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
announcement
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report TBD
May 2026
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Main Meeting: May 07, 2026 at 7:00pm
Adam Ring will give the talk about simulation in robotics. In this talk, Adam will discuss how the right simulation approach can accelerate development, improve safety, and reduce costly real-world failures.
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Hands-On Meeting: May 20, 2026 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
announcement
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report TBD
April 2026
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Main Meeting: April 02, 2026 at 7:00pm
Featuring Chris Lai Presentation on Kalman Filters. Chris will discuss the motivation behind the Kalman Filter, and describe why (and most importantly) how it is used.
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Hands-On Meeting: April 09, 2026 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
announcement
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report TBD
March 2026
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Main Meeting: March 05, 2026 at 7:00pm
March Monthly meeting with Tom Ryden, Executive Director of Mass Robotics. Tom will discuss current trends in Robotics Startups and the industry in general
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Hands-On Meeting: March 12, 2026 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
announcement
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report TBD
January 2026
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Main Meeting: January 08, 2026 at 7:00pm
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Hands-On Meeting: January 29, 2026 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
announcement
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report TBD
December 2025
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Main Meeting: December 11, 2025 at 7:00pm
MIT Beaverworks and RACECAR Project
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Hands-On Meeting: December 18, 2025 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
November 2025
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Main Meeting: November 11, 2025 at 7:00pm
Using a VLA for controlling a robotic hand
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Hands-On Meeting: November 18, 2025 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
October 2025
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Main Meeting: October 09, 2025 at 7:00pm
Affordable Biomimetic Robot Hands
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Hands-On Meeting: October 23, 2025 at 6:00pm
These meetings have no agenda or speaker. Just hacking together. Beginners welcome!
announcement
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report TBD
September 2025
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Main Meeting: September 04, 2025 at 7:00pm
Space Station OS
announcement
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report TBD