Robots, code and people

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Argues that community rules matter as much as code and shows robotics is accessible: Johnny 5 runs on 35 platforms, old Arduinos and cheap boards power hexapods and stage demos, neopixel RGB LEDs and a Twitter-controlled node sash belt actually change color live, and tiny hardware like a Raspberry Pi Zero lets hobby projects become public catalysts for recruitment; claims codes of conduct reduce exclusion, cites workforce mismatch (roughly two jobs per qualified engineer) and urges removal of toxic contributors.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 1:10About me
3. 2:40About my outfit
4. 3:15Why do we code?
5. 9:51an aside on tropes
6. 15:37Codes of Conduct and the Library
7. 22:27My Ultimatum

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