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Robots need eyes too.
A nice example of optics integrated into a commercially available system is the new AR Drone 2.0 flying Quadracopter.
The above photograph of OpticsAge President Donn Silberman at an Optical Society of Southern California meeting demonstrating this technology as part of describing new education and outreach projects.
News & Events about OptoBotics:
OPTOBOTICS - Precision Motion for the OpticsAge - A look around the Martian Surface A free webinar sponsored by the UC Irvine Optical Engineering Programs View here
This presentation is highly technical and aimed at professional engineers. It is about 1 hour in length and will take about 1 minute to load. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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Many OptoBotics programs, events and activities have been implement with many of our friends from the Optical Society of Southern California (OSSC), UC Irvine Photonics Society and other education outreach groups. Visit the OSSC Recent Outreach webpage to learn more.
Also, visit our Optics Education Outreach Photo Albums
One of the first major presentation of OptoBotics was part of the MiniMaker Faire at the UC Irvine Beall Center for Art + Technology - August 2013 | Photos |
The OISC receives 2012 SPIE Education Grant Award to support development of OptoBotics outreach program.