https://flexwest.com/tags/talks/Recent content in Talks on FlexWestHugoen-ushttps://flexwest.com/automation-and-our-changing-society/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://flexwest.com/automation-and-our-changing-society/<p>I have a seminar I have presented at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) and for technical hobby clubs. This seminar provides an introduction to how some essential technologies work (VLSI chip design and production, design and production of printed circuit boards, software engineering, servo systems, CNC machining, industrial automation and robotics and artificial intelligence). The seminar is focused on the convergence of these technologies is impacting society, especially with respect to employment and the increasing wealth gap.</p>https://flexwest.com/prescott-scitechfest/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://flexwest.com/prescott-scitechfest/<p>FLEXWEST had a table at the Prescott SciTechFest at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University on March 2, 2024. This page contains links to more information for the demos we presented at our table.</p> <p>If you attended this event, thank you. Whether you attended or not, I hope this information will help you explore various STEM topics more fully; – Dennis Mangrobang</p> <h3 id="microcontrollers-getting-started-with-python-programming">MICROCONTROLLERS, GETTING STARTED WITH PYTHON PROGRAMMING:</h3> <p>At our table, I showed a demonstration of a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller controlling a 16×16 array of smart LEDs. This was to show an example of a way to use software running on a microcontroller to interact with the physical world. One good way for someone who is 10 years old or older (including adults) to get started in physical programming is write programs in the Python programming language running on a microcontroller connected to physical hardware devices.</p>