Upgrade to Pro
— share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Speaker Deck
Features
Speaker Deck
PRO
Sign in
Sign up for free
Search
Search
Robots... and JavaScript?!
Search
Raquel Vélez
April 08, 2014
Technology
2
1.1k
Robots... and JavaScript?!
A review of the NodeBots movement, given at the TechXploration meetup at PayPal on 8 April 2014.
Raquel Vélez
April 08, 2014
Tweet
Share
More Decks by Raquel Vélez
See All by Raquel Vélez
Engineering of Craft - Let's Sketch Tech
rockbot
0
170
Engineering of Craft
rockbot
0
310
The Beauty of Bad Code
rockbot
1
170
The Beauty of Bad Code
rockbot
4
540
Evolution of a Web Application
rockbot
1
1k
Wombat-Driven Understanding: an interactive guide to using npm
rockbot
0
340
Wombat-Driven Understanding: An Interactive Guide To Using npm
rockbot
0
870
the npm website: a tale of wonder and woe (and wombats!)
rockbot
0
320
fear
rockbot
1
330
Other Decks in Technology
See All in Technology
はじめてのOSS開発からみえたGo言語の強み
shibukazu
1
180
Language Update: Java
skrb
2
300
Terraformで構築する セルフサービス型データプラットフォーム / terraform-self-service-data-platform
pei0804
1
180
「Linux」という言葉が指すもの
sat
PRO
4
140
AWSで始める実践Dagster入門
kitagawaz
1
620
【実演版】カンファレンス登壇者・スタッフにこそ知ってほしいマイクの使い方 / 大吉祥寺.pm 2025
arthur1
1
870
職種の壁を溶かして開発サイクルを高速に回す~情報透明性と職種越境から考えるAIフレンドリーな職種間連携~
daitasu
0
170
💡Ruby 川辺で灯すPicoRubyからの光
bash0c7
0
120
Platform開発が先行する Platform Engineeringの違和感
kintotechdev
4
570
Android Audio: Beyond Winning On It
atsushieno
0
850
La gouvernance territoriale des données grâce à la plateforme Terreze
bluehats
0
180
サラリーマンの小遣いで作るtoCサービス - Cloudflare Workersでスケールする開発戦略
shinaps
2
450
Featured
See All Featured
The Straight Up "How To Draw Better" Workshop
denniskardys
236
140k
Optimizing for Happiness
mojombo
379
70k
Why You Should Never Use an ORM
jnunemaker
PRO
59
9.5k
Java REST API Framework Comparison - PWX 2021
mraible
33
8.8k
How to Create Impact in a Changing Tech Landscape [PerfNow 2023]
tammyeverts
53
2.9k
The Language of Interfaces
destraynor
161
25k
Designing for Performance
lara
610
69k
Exploring the Power of Turbo Streams & Action Cable | RailsConf2023
kevinliebholz
34
6k
Gamification - CAS2011
davidbonilla
81
5.4k
Being A Developer After 40
akosma
90
590k
Easily Structure & Communicate Ideas using Wireframe
afnizarnur
194
16k
Fight the Zombie Pattern Library - RWD Summit 2016
marcelosomers
234
17k
Transcript
#PayPalTechX Robots… and JavaScript?! ! Brought to you by @rockbot
#PayPalTechX What is a robot?
#PayPalTechX ro·bot (ˈrōˌbät,ˈrōbət) - noun ! a machine capable of
carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, esp. one programmable by a computer. ! synonyms: automaton, android, golem
#PayPalTechX ro·bot (ˈrōˌbät,ˈrōbət) - noun ! a machine capable of
carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, esp. one programmable by a computer. ! synonyms: automaton, android, golem
#PayPalTechX Examples
http://bit.ly/1i4ivug
http://bit.ly/1mBltMr
http://bit.ly/1e3XRgO
“Traditional” Robots PhDs Research $$$$ HARD
#PayPalTechX Introducing: NodeBots
#PayPalTechX node·bot (ˈnōdˌbät,ˈnōdbət) - noun ! a robot programmed using
Node.js (JavaScript)
#PayPalTechX node·bot (ˈnōdˌbät,ˈnōdbət) - noun ! a robot programmed using
Node.js (JavaScript)
#PayPalTechX Examples
#PayPalTechX Matthew Bergman @fotoverite
#PayPalTechX Matthew Bergman @fotoverite
#PayPalTechX Susan Hinton @noopkat
#PayPalTechX Matthew Bergman @fotoverite
#PayPalTechX Matthew Bergman @fotoverite
#PayPalTechX But... JavaScript?!
\o/ JavaScript! No need for a PhD Open Source $-$$
(not $$$$$) EASY Tracy Abrahms @hackygolucky
#PayPalTechX Let’s build a robot together
#PayPalTechX
#PayPalTechX BatBot Arduino UNO* $30 BOE Bot Robotics Shield Kit
for Arduino* $135 Sparkfun XBee Shield, XBee Explorer USB $50 2 XBee Pro Wire Antennae $75 PS3 Dualshock Controller* $45 Glue Gun & Glue Sticks $10 Cables, resistors, batteries, jumper wires, etc $25 TOTAL $370 * open source options available
#PayPalTechX Software
#PayPalTechX Node.js Fundamentals
Node.js: The Short Parts Server-side JavaScript Asynchronous Small core
npm: Necessary Package Management Modular building blocks for any application
johnny-five
PS3 Dualshock Controller
#PayPalTechX DEMO TIME
#PayPalTechX The Bigger Picture
#PayPalTechX Robots vs. NodeBots “Traditional” NodeBots Threaded Asynchronous Well established
Just getting started Top tools and funding We all pitch in Brilliant People You, me, and all our friends
#PayPalTechX Robots vs. NodeBots “Traditional” NodeBots Research & Papers Open
Source $$$$$ $-$$ Exclusive Community NodeBotsSF, nodebots.io Get a PhD Get started
#PayPalTechX What does it mean?
#PayPalTechX An opportunity in disguise?
#PayPalTechX Only one way to find out!
#PayPalTechX It’s your turn.
#PayPalTechX Go.
#PayPalTechX Have FUN!
#PayPalTechX Build something awesome.
#PayPalTechX Tell me all about it!
#PayPalTechX Raquel Vélez @rockbot raquel@ js.com ! ! Links: https://github.com/rockbot/batbot
Raquel Vélez #PayPalTechX Questions?