No, Really... Robots and JavaScript?!

Presentation at Strange Loop in St. Louis, MO on 26 September 2015.

hexapod video: https://youtu.be/dvG9FgbzK9Y
manipulator video: https://youtu.be/2oNqa-cL_ZQ

1. No, Really… Robots and JavaScript?! Brought to you by @rockbot
2. Matthew Bergman @fotoverite Matthew Bergman @fotoverite Tracy Hinds @hackygolucky
3. Some Background
4. Robotics 101
5. What is a robot?
6. ro·bot (ˈrōˌbät,ˈrōbət) - noun a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, esp. one programmable by a computer.
7. ro·bot (ˈrōˌbät,ˈrōbət) - noun a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, esp. one programmable by a computer.
8. http://bit.ly/1i4ivug
9. http://bit.ly/1mBltMr
10. http://bit.ly/1e3XRgO
11. http://bit.ly/1e3XRgO http://bit.ly/1i9QyXR
12. Mapping Machine Learning Image Recognition Path Planning http://bit.ly/1KjpDlY
13. PhD Research Publishing Funding http://bit.ly/1NsQeMB
14. Node.js: The Short Parts
15. Server-side JavaScript Asynchronous I/O Small Core
16. Time Blocking Non-Blocking Single Thread, Non-Blocking
17. Necessary Package Management Modular building blocks for any application
18. Robots + Node = NodeBots
19. node·bot (ˈnōdˌbät,ˈnōdbət) - noun a robot programmed using Node.js (JavaScript)
20. node·bot (ˈnōdˌbät,ˈnōdbət) - noun a robot programmed using Node.js (JavaScript)
21. Matthew Bergman @fotoverite
22. Wait, what’s a NodeBot? Susan Hinton @noopkat
23. Wait, what’s a NodeBot? Matthew Bergman @fotoverite
24. But... JavaScript?!
25. Tracy Hinds @hackygolucky No need for a PhD/masters/etc Open Source Low Barrier To Entry
26. $-$$ (not $$$$) https://tessel.io https://www.particle.io https://www.arduino.cc/
27. Actuators Sensors Data Commands
28. Numerous Particular Modules
29. Rapid Prototyping
30. Kassandra Perch @nodebotanist
31. Donovan Buck @dtex
32. https://youtu.be/dvG9FgbzK9Y
33. JIFASNAF (JavaScript is Fun and so NodeBots are Fun.)
34. It’s not all roses though
35. abstraction vs. understanding
36. un[der]developed process
37. the technology is still young
38. Opportunity in disguise
39. Access
40. JavaScript is everywhere
41. m&ms for the masses
42. demo time
44. johnny-five.io
45. ARDX starter kit
46. nodebots.io
47. What’s next?
49. Raquel Vélez
    @rockbot
    http://rckbt.me
    raquel@ js.com
    https://github.com/rockbot/manny
51. Arduino UNO* $30 BOE Bot Robotics Shield Kit for Arduino* $135 Sparkfun XBee Shield, XBee Explorer USB $50 2 XBee Pro Wire Antennae $75 Marker $5 Glue Gun & Glue Sticks $10 Cables, resistors, batteries, jumper wires, etc $25 TOTAL $330 * open source options available
52. johnny-five