PyData London - 87th Meetup

## Details

Venue: Riverbank House, 2 Swan Ln, London EC4R 3AD -
IMPORTANT: LOCATION UPDATED!
Please note:

1. 🚨🚨🚨A valid photo ID is required by building security. 🚨🚨🚨
2. This event follows the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct, please familiarise yourself with it before the event.

If your RSVP status says "You're going" you will be able to get in. No need to show your RSVP confirmation when signing in.
If you can no longer make it, please unRSVP as soon as you know.
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Code of Conduct:
This event follows the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct. Please get in touch with the organisers with any questions or concerns regarding the Code of Conduct.
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As always, there'll be free food & drinks, generously provided by our host, Man Group.
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Main Talks

Building a Gesture-Controlled Arduino Robot and Python Suyash Joshi

Delve into the realm of robotics with a hands-on exploration of a gesture-controlled robotic powered by Arduino and Python. This talk will cover the fundamentals of human-robot interaction using computer vision gestures, providing practical insights into setting up and controlling a robotic arm. Attendees will learn to integrate TensorFlow for gesture recognition and utilize a time-series database for real-time telemetry and analytics.
The session will also include a live demonstration, allowing participants to interact with the robotic arm, and offer access to open-source code on GitHub for further experimentation.

Building trip itinerary planner with RAG Pearl Prakash

Learn to create a smart trip itinerary planner using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), blending data retrieval and generative AI for efficient and personalized travel plans.

⚡ Lightning Talks
1️⃣ Abstractly reasoning - failing with an LLM Ian Ozsvald
2️⃣ TBC

Logistics
Doors open at 6.30 pm (get there early as you have to sign-in via building security), talks start at 7 pm, drinks from 9 pm in the bar. We will have reduced capacity for this event but there will be plenty of people to discuss data science questions with!
Please unRSVP in good time if you realise you can't make it. We're limited by building security on the number of attendees, so please free up your place for your fellow community members!
Follow @pydatalondon (https://twitter.com/pydatalondon) for updates and early announcements.