When: Tuesday, Mar 10 · 5:45 PM to 8:45 PM GMT
Where: Clockwise Edinburgh Leith, Commercial Quay, 84 Commercial St, EH6 6LX
Why you’ll want to be there
- Packaging 128 programming languages with Nix by Noon van der Silk – We will explore the world of Nix and package management/development environments by building the famous quine-relay program!
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Integration is the hardest part: making robots usable on-site by Daniela Shchegelskaya – Integrating robots on-site is where most projects break. Daniela will share real-world lessons on deploying robots in live environments — from mounting hardware and monitoring flows to handling site constraints and switching between manual and semi-autonomous control.
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Pizza, pints & people – mix with Edinburgh’s Tech People, enjoy cold drinks, have fun.
Agenda
| Time | What’s happening |
|---|---|
| 17:45-18:30 | Welcome • grab a drink • take some pizza • have a quick chat |
| 18:30-19:15 | Noon van der Silk – Packaging 128 programming languages with Nix |
| 19:15-19:30 | q&a • chat break |
| 19:30-20:15 | Daniela Shchegelskaya – Integration is the hardest part: making robots usable on-site |
| 20:15-20:30 | q&a • beverages • networking |
Speaker spotlight
Noon van der Silk – https://www.linkedin.com/in/noonsilk/ – is a programmer originally from Australia. He has worked in many industries and technologies, and is presently getting enjoyment out of being able to achieve development environment perfection 🙂
Daniela Shchegelskaya – https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniela-shchegelskaya-a60b76202/ – is an electronics and robotics engineer working on autonomous systems for industrial and safety-critical environments. Her work focuses on control systems, autonomous navigation, and deploying robots beyond lab conditions into real-world infrastructure such as power substations and hazardous zones. She specialises in making autonomy reliable in practice — addressing connectivity constraints, real-time diagnostics, and system-level decision-making. Alongside her professional work, Daniela builds independent robotics projects and explores how AI can augment human capability in complex environments.
Partners:
- Dougray
- Clockwise
- Scottish Technology Club
- Beyond Tech
Location:
Clockwise Edinburgh Leith – Coworking & Office Space, Commercial Quay, 84 Commercial St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LX
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