NodeBots of London meetup

NodeBots of London is a semi regular meetup to hack on hardware using JavaScript. We'll build robots, fly node copters and perhaps inadvertently kickstart the robot apocalypse.

Tickets are £10 and must be purchased in advance (https://tito.io/tableflip/nodebots-london).

We're looking for sponsors so if you're interested, please get in touch (https://www.meetup.com/NodeBots-of-London/suggestion/)!

http://player.vimeo.com/video/76806624

Schedule

Please check back for updates, but roughly:

• 10:15 A quick introduction to JAILMake and Nodebots

• 10:30 Start hacking

• 12:00 Break for lunch

• 16:00 Show & tell

• 17:00 Time for a beer

If you've got a project you'd like to tell us about, let us know and we'll fit you in.

What should I bring?

A laptop, some hardware to hack on. If you've never done this before, one of the below kits would be about right.

SparkFun Inventor's Kit for Arduino (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sparkfun+inventors+kit&tbm=shop)

oomlout: Starter Kit for Ardunio (http://oomlout.co.uk/collections/arduino/products/arduino-starter-kit-ardx)

Maplin Arduino Starter Kit (http://www.maplin.co.uk/arduino-starter-kit-805125)

and if you leg up for making a sumo bot:

Hobbytronics: Zumo Robot Kit (http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/robotics/robot-kits/zumo-robot-kit)

Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, Beaglebones, Espruinos, LEDs, servos, lasers all welcome.

We'll be using @rwaldron (https://twitter.com/rwaldron)'s johnny-five (https://github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five) library, so if you want to hit the ground running, make sure you've installed the latest version of node (http://nodejs.org), git (http://git-scm.com) and johnny-five (https://github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five).

Help will be available on the day to get you started.

How do I get there?

Take the train to Peckham Rye (London Overground or train from London Bridge), then follow the map (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Rye+Ln&daddr=E+Dulwich+Rd%2FA2214&hl=en&ll=51.466454,-0.064545&spn=0.010694,0.024655&sll=51.469672,-0.067656&sspn=0.002673,0.006164&geocode=FTNfEQMd8vP-_w%3BFY1AEQMd7Pj-_w&dirflg=w&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=18&t=m&z=16).

The entrance is an unassuming black gate between East Dulwich Food & Wine and Morley's Fried Chicken (seldom recommended provider of local delicacies).