They Don't Need a PhD — Open Source
summary
Shows that robotics is accessible without a PhD by using Node.js and the Johnny-Five library on inexpensive microcontrollers (around $30, starter kits under $100). Demonstrates concrete projects: blinking Arduino pin 13 with button input, a Twitter-controlled LED skirt, a sumo-bot contest, a Node-programmed quadcopter, and an inverse-kinematics demo that required debugging, arguing Node plus existing modules enable rapid prototyping and quick contribution to real robots.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Welcome
- 2:22What is a robot
- 7:16Node.js intro
- 8:42Notebooks and hardware
- 11:12JavaScript for robots
- 13:50Johnny-Five platform
- 15:19Rapid prototyping examples
- 18:32JavaScript quick setup
- 21:12Robotic manipulators basics
- 26:46Johnny-Five demo
- 31:46Community and next steps
