UPenn ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers University
of Pennsylvania Chapter October 7, 2013 GBM
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Agenda Who are we? Re-cap of events this year Upcoming events
How to get more involved General Body Board Member Official Member
Feature: Whats cool on Kickstarter this week?
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Who are we? 14 15 16 Find us at
https://fling.seas.upenn.edu/~asme/dynamic/wordpress/ (or just
Google Upenn
ASME)https://fling.seas.upenn.edu/~asme/dynamic/wordpress/
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Who are we? Board responsibilities: Foster MEAM community at
Penn Connect you with companies, professionals, alumni, and faculty
Inform you about why you should be a part of the ASME community
both at Penn and nationally Typical Events Class dinners Networking
Dinner And much more
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What have we been up to? Free tour of Lincoln Financial
Field
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What have we been up to? Coordinated SpaceX info session at
Penn
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What have we been up to? Hosted station at NSBE outreach
event
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Whats coming up? MEAM Summer Showcase Tuesday October 15 6:00
in Berger Auditorium Students present how MEAM curriculum helped
them this summer. Must apply by this Wednesday (10/9) to present
https://fling.seas.upenn.edu/~asme/dynamic/wordpress/?p=452
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Whats coming up? MEAM Summer Showcase Tuesday October 15 6:00
in Berger Auditorium Students present how MEAM curriculum helped
them this summer. Must apply by this Wednesday (10/9) to present
https://fling.seas.upenn.edu/~asme/dynamic/wordpress/?p=452 There
will be food and drink!
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Get more involved with our general body Sign up to receive
emails about important events, job postings, etc. Attend GBMs Keep
an eye open for Facebook postings
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Get more involved by joining the board Fill out a short
application
https://fling.seas.upenn.edu/~asme/dynamic/wordpress/?p=439
Opportunity to lead and serve your class Meet weekly with board of
mechanical engineers from all years Unique networking opportunities
A lot of fun! Looking for members from all years
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Get more involved with the national organization Access to
online resources (e-books, professional community for networking
and mentoring, etc.) $25/year to be student member Free for
freshmen Student rate applies to grad students See here for more
information about dues and benefitshere Email [email protected]
to get referral and instructions on how to
[email protected]
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Whats hot on this week? * According to engineers
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FlameStower converts fire into electricity; off-grid, portable
phone charging in a compact design for camping and power outages.
FlameStower: Charge w/ Fire
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Attach Moti smart motors to anything, and control them from a
browser. Presto, instant robot! Moti: Smart Motors
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Experience laser accurate Augmented Reality. Measure &
model the outside world, fast. Develop immersive laser based
smartphone apps. Spike: Laser Measurement
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Mycestro is a 3D mouse that fits on the index finger and allows
you to control your computer with hand gestures and mouse
functions. Mycestro: 3D Mouse
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iSketchnote is a smart iPad cover that integrates a new
digitizing technology with the convenience of a notebook.
iSketchnote: Convert pen to iPad
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Easy to use open source G-code interpreter for all 3d printers,
laser cutters, mills, and other CNCs. Modular, powerful, and
smooth. Smoothieboard: Future of CNC
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Split is a standalone audio player that fits in your ears; it
works without any cables and without Bluetooth. Split is a hands
free player: You change track and volume with gentle "bite clicks".
SPLIT: Earbuds that are the player
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Technologies yesterday available only to research labs and
industry turn your iPhone, tablet or PC into an amazing instrument.
Red Pitaya
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Play your games and control your apps with haptic feedback
(available for PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and Oculus Rift). Real
VR. iMotion: 3D controller w/ haptics
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Hex is the world's first personalized smartphone controlled
nanocopter that lets you see the world from a different
perspective. Hex: Mobile-controlled Quadrotor
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Reinventing the social drinking experience. A personal robotic
bartender that serves the perfect drink at the perfect time.
Monsieur: Bartending Robot
