JavaScript in the Real World

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Shows how to control real hardware from Node: uses Johnny-Five + Firmata to talk to Arduino (LED, servos, a laser‑rabbit toy) and publishes the code on GitHub, drives LEGO EV3 over Bluetooth with an Xbox controller, pilots AR.Drones via node-ar-drone (QR‑code and dance demos, video feed and crashes occur), and compares microcontroller options (Raspberry Pi, Arduino Yun, Tessel/Espruino). Demos are gritty but working prototypes; many modules are on npm and usable today.

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1. 0:00Introduction to JS hardware
2. 3:16Why use JavaScript
3. 6:43Arduino and Johnny-Five
4. 10:08Project demos
5. 15:46Lego Mindstorms EV3
6. 22:02Node Copter and automation
7. 32:04JS microcontrollers
8. 35:28Future of web hardware

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