Killer robots & death rays / using old tech to inspire kids to build a brighter future

A talk by Lauren Glina. Killer robots and death rays: Why I built them and how you can too. Or, Using old tech to inspire our kids to build a brighter future.

Lauren is a mum, an engineer, an educator and a retrocomputing enthusiast, with a career spanning space, robotics and high-tech start-ups. In this talk you’ll hear about some of the more interesting projects she’s worked on in her career, and confront the questions: Why do we build bad tech? Were the old ways really better? And, How can old tech help us, and our kids, to build better tech in the future?

Lauren's STEM education computer kit - https://agape.computer

The last of five talks given at the CVCE 2024. Originally uploaded as a live stream. I've edited them down and included a camera angle that better shows the screen.

The next CVCE is on the 19th of July 2025 in Canberra, ACT, Australia.

CVCE 2024 -    • Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition ...  

Canberra Vintage Computer Enthusiasts - https://cbrvce.org

Thanks for watching.

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