AI.js: Robots with Brains

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AI.js: Robots with Brains One step closer to the robot invasion. Brought to you by @rockbot

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Warning: There may be math.

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Warning: There will be math.

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rockbot & Robots: A Brief History

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My First Robot

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My Second Robot

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A Few Other Robots

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“T raditional” Robotics

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Robots come from research PhDs do research Research costs $$$$ Robots “need” OOP & Threading (i.e. C++, Python)

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Robot Domination...?

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Robot Domination...? Not anytime soon.

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NodeBots: A New Beginning

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Step 2: (Johnny-Five) @rwaldron

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Step 3: vektor @rockbot

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Robotics 101: Artificial Intelligence

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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions Obstacle Obstacle Robot

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Robotics 101: Serial Manipulators

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A Serial Manipulator

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Forward Kinematics Joint Angles Position of End Effector

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Inverse Kinematics Joint Angles Position of End Effector

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Matrices are Your Friend Frame Rotation Frame Position

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Matrices are Your Friend

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vektor Make the computer do the hard stuff

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Forward Kinematics with vektor var vektor = require('vektor'), Homog = vektor.homog, Vector = vektor.vector, Rotate = vektor.rotate, H0, H1, H2, H3, endEff; H0 = Homog(Rotate.RotX(0), new Vector([0, 0, 0])); H1 = H0.dot( Homog(Rotate.RotZ(angles[0]), 0) ); H2 = H1.dot( Homog(Rotate.RotZ(angles[1]), new Vector([100,0,0])) ); H3 = H2.dot( Homog(0, new Vector([100,0,0])) ); endEff = T3.getPoint();

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Demo Time!

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Ok, cute.

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Ok, cute. So what?

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Robots v. NodeBots Traditional (C++) JavaScript (Node.js) Multi-threaded Single-threaded Well established Just getting started Top tools and funding All our pennies together Brilliant People You, me, and all our friends

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Robots v. NodeBots Traditional (C++) JavaScript (Node.js) Research & Papers Open Source $$$$$ Open Source Compile, Load, Boot, Hope, Pray F5 / ⌘-R Get a PhD Get started

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Go.

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Build a robot.

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Then tell me all about it!

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Raquel Vélez @rockbot http://rckbt.me raquel@storify.com