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

Transcript

1. No, Really…
   Robots and JavaScript?!
   Brought to you by @rockbot
   

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2. Matthew Bergman
   @fotoverite
   Matthew Bergman
   @fotoverite
   Tracy Hinds
   @hackygolucky
   

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3. Some Background
   

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4. Robotics 101
   

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5. What is a robot?
   

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6. ro·bot (ˈrōˌbät,ˈrōbət) - noun
   a machine capable of carrying out a
   complex series of actions automatically,
   esp. one programmable by a computer.
   

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7. ro·bot (ˈrōˌbät,ˈrōbət) - noun
   a machine capable of carrying out a
   complex series of actions automatically,
   esp. one programmable by a computer.
   

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8. http://bit.ly/1i4ivug
   

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9. http://bit.ly/1mBltMr
   

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10. http://bit.ly/1e3XRgO
    

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11. http://bit.ly/1e3XRgO
    http://bit.ly/1i9QyXR
    

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12. Mapping
    Machine Learning
    Image Recognition
    Path Planning
    http://bit.ly/1KjpDlY
    

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13. PhD
    Research
    Publishing
    Funding
    http://bit.ly/1NsQeMB
    

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14. Node.js:
    The Short Parts
    

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15. Server-side JavaScript
    Asynchronous I/O
    Small Core
    

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16. Time
    Blocking Non-Blocking
    Single Thread, Non-Blocking
    

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17. Necessary Package Management
    Modular building
    blocks for any
    application
    

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18. Robots + Node =
    NodeBots
    

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19. node·bot (ˈnōdˌbät,ˈnōdbət) - noun
    a robot programmed using Node.js
    (JavaScript)
    

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20. node·bot (ˈnōdˌbät,ˈnōdbət) - noun
    a robot programmed using Node.js
    (JavaScript)
    

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21. Matthew Bergman
    @fotoverite
    

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22. Wait, what’s a NodeBot?
    Susan Hinton
    @noopkat
    

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23. Wait, what’s a NodeBot?
    Matthew Bergman
    @fotoverite
    

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24. But... JavaScript?!
    

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25. Tracy Hinds
    @hackygolucky
    No need for a
    PhD/masters/etc
    Open Source
    Low Barrier To Entry
    

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26. $-$$ (not $$$$)
    https://tessel.io https://www.particle.io https://www.arduino.cc/
    

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27. Actuators
    Sensors
    Data
    Commands
    

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28. Numerous Particular Modules
    

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29. Rapid Prototyping
    

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30. Kassandra Perch
    @nodebotanist
    

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31. Donovan Buck
    @dtex
    

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32. https://youtu.be/dvG9FgbzK9Y
    

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33. JIFASNAF
    (JavaScript is Fun and so
    NodeBots are Fun.)
    

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34. It’s not all roses though
    

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35. abstraction
    vs.
    understanding
    

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36. un[der]developed process
    

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37. the technology is still young
    

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38. Opportunity in disguise
    

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39. Access
    

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40. JavaScript is everywhere
    

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41. m&ms for the masses
    

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42. demo time
    

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44. johnny-five.io
    

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45. ARDX
    starter kit
    

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46. nodebots.io
    

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47. What’s next?
    

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49. Raquel Vélez
    @rockbot
    http://rckbt.me
    raquel@ js.com
    https://github.com/rockbot/manny
    

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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
    

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52. johnny-five
    

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