Thanks for the heads up Thomas.
I'm hoping to be there, any idea how long the talk is?
On Tue, 27 Sep 2016, Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The next Southampton Python User Group meeting will be on Monday, with a
> talk about robotic sailing:
>
> When: 6pm, Monday 3rd October
> Where: Room 1083, Nuffield Theatre (Building 6), University of
> Southampton.
> (Right by the university bus interchange, if you're coming on public
> transport)
>
> The speaker, Sophia Schillai, led a team from the University which
> earlier this month won the small boats class of the World Robotic
> Sailing Championship in Portugal.
>
> As usual, after the talk there will be a chance to give lightning talks
> - the suggested theme is robots, sensors, and code that interacts with
> the physical world. If you'd like to give a brief (maximum five minutes)
> talk, please let me know!
>
> Refreshments will be provided, and we'll go to a nearby pub afterwards
> for drinks and food.
>
> Best wishes,
> Thomas
>
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>
> Sophia led a team from the University of Southampton which recently won
> the World Robotic Sailing Competition (Micro Sailboat class). Come and
> hear about how we used Python and Linux to make a boat sail itself,
> including:
>
> - Why is it so hard to make a robot sail?
> - What happened to us at the World Robotic Sailing Championship (besides
> winning it)?
> - Who are ROS and Brian?
> - What tools did we combine to make the Black Python sail?
>
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