robotics
Last week, I attended a local JavaScript Meetup group. This was a hands on workshop where we built simple circuits with Ardruino powered by Node.js and the Johnny-Five library. Using only several lines of code, its quite easy to control LED lights, read button presses and drive servo motors.
If you are interested in building your own system, you can follow the presentation here. Now, if we could actually build robots that could battle each other.
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Just had a blast by volunteering at the FIRST Lego League Manhattan Qualifying at the Dalton School this past Saturday. I was a judge so I spoke to many of the teams that competed. It was uplifting to talk to so many children about their love of STEM.
If you interested in volunteering or mentoring go here.
I just signed up for a free pass to the Robo Universe Conference and Expo in NYC on April 11-12, 2016. Although this event is aimed at commercial robotics for businesses, I am hoping there will be some interesting exhibits for the hobbyist. Their web page also promises "Robots, Drones, and The Internet of Everything." Thanks to the shit show known as O'Reilly Strata + Hadoop , its now seems every conference now needs to include drones and IoT.