TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUTS
by Ben Davis



"People doing strange things with electricity" is the official slogan of Dorkbot -- but the five-year-old organization is really all about the excitement that technical innovation can bring to creative endeavors. Founded in 2000 by Columbia Computer Music Center director Douglas Irving Repetto to share research and ideas, Dorkbot has gone global, with groups in 30 locations around the world, including places as far-flung as Budapest, Rio and Mumbai. Thirteen new meetings are set to start up in the near future, from Providence, R.I., to St. Petersburg.

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