Keynote
summary
Introduces the artoo.io artoo.io micro-framework for robotics, claims concurrent Ruby via celluloid and celluloid-io lets JRuby/Rubinius run adapters and drivers for multiple devices simultaneously. Demos: Arduino (Fermata protocol), Bluetooth Spheros (a seven‑robot swarm running a Game of Sphero variant of Conway), and an AR.Drone with nav data, camera feed and a Wii controller — all tied to a web API and websockets. Bluetooth pairing, serial ports and batteries cause hiccups but the demos largely work.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Welcome
- 3:15Keynote speaker Ron Evans
- 5:07Information theory history
- 8:25Machines part 1: Ruby on robots
- 16:42Live demo: LED with Arduino and R2
- 21:46Live demo: Sphero control with R2
- 28:31Live demo: Spheros and Game of Life
- 39:58Live demo: AR.Drone flight with Wii
- 46:35Live demo: Multi-platform robotics
- 51:37Part 2 conclusion: Robot demos
- 53:03Robotics and humanity’s future
- 57:19Robot ethics revisited
