Take yourself back to the time when you were a sixth former; think about all the times when university students came into your school, put power tools in your hands and invited you to build robots. Sound familiar? No? Sam Phippen helps to run a robotics competition for Sixth Formers that takes place over an academic year and involves building, programming and electronics. In this talk Sam will introduce the project and give a demo of 'Alice', a robust and easy to use brain and body kit that allows young people to get hands-on with robotics.

Sam says: "People who are creative with technology, hackers, are going to effect great change in many walks of life over the next few years. Teaching these skills in a fun and freeform way is something that I think is really important. Our Sixth Formers leave the competition with a wide range of new skills and they seem to have a great time, too. Come along on March the 23rd to find out all about the competition and how we do what we do."

This Lunchtime Talk is part of Open Studio Friday, which takes place at the Studio every week.

Do you want to find out what is going on at the Pervasive Media Studio? Are you interested in meeting our residents, talking about a specific project or curious about pervasive media? Why not pack a sandwich and join us for one of our Lunchtime Talks and Open Studio Friday.

Lunchtime Talks are informal presentations by Studio residents and associates. They normally take place at 1pm on Friday, are free and open to everybody who’s interested in what we do.

After the Talk, we also invite you to stay with us for the afternoon to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. We provide chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Our open afternoons close at 5pm.

Let us know if you’d like a tour of the new space and we'll be happy to show you around! Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk