{"id":129,"date":"2016-08-31T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T04:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zanavu.com\/blog\/?p=129"},"modified":"2016-08-31T04:15:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T04:15:21","slug":"making-things-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zanavu.com\/notes\/2016\/08\/31\/making-things-in-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Things in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This summer I got interested in making things in Seattle. After nearly 25 years since my last attempt with robots, I got to work with robots. \u00a0As\u00a0part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/sparksip.org\/internships\/robotics\/tiny-tidy-task-bots-team-of-2-3.html\">SparkSip: Tiny Task Bots <\/a>project, we\u00a0built a small robot that will be used for cleaning metal roof. Congrats to the kids who worked on this robot over the past 8 weeks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131\" style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zanavu.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/31\/making-things-in-seattle\/img_4435\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-131\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-131\" src=\"http:\/\/zanavu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_4435-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Prototype v2 of Task Bot for cleaning metal roof\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zanavu.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_4435-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/zanavu.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_4435-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zanavu.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_4435-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prototype v2 of Task Bot for cleaning metal roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can see the robot in action in this <a href=\"http:\/\/hemocoel.com\/content\/videos\/T2Bot-climbs-the-roof-aug2016.m4v\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-129-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/hemocoel.com\/content\/videos\/T2Bot-climbs-the-roof-aug2016.m4v?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/hemocoel.com\/content\/videos\/T2Bot-climbs-the-roof-aug2016.m4v\">http:\/\/hemocoel.com\/content\/videos\/T2Bot-climbs-the-roof-aug2016.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>It took a while to research the components required to build this robot. Hey, we were starting from scratch and this was a small team of newbies learning to work outside a kit and use the open internet and creative minds to build something from scratch. Not bad for that effort. We will be back at it as we develop more understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way I discovered many interesting things including NodeBots and Johnny-Five. We also discovered a variety of specialty eCommerce sites that sell the gear required (more on this later).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nodebots.io\/\">NodeBots<\/a>\u00a0offers a great collection of JavaScript library and tools that work with devices to build Robotics. There was a NodeBots day on July 30th for which I had volunteered during this summer. It was fun to see variety of kits for kids to play with. The simple onboard microprocessors and controllers along with an array of sensors provides more fun. We programmed with JavaScript libraries (primarily <a href=\"http:\/\/johnny-five.io\/\">Johnny-Five<\/a> framework). We built simple voice controlled buzzer and alarms. We\u00a0used sensors and actuators to run motors and music devices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makerfaireseattle.com\/\">Maker Faire<\/a> is a great place to go and learn more. I am volunteering there on Sep 18th morning. I am hoping to see fun projects and enjoy a lot more here. Dan Shapiro from <a href=\"http:\/\/glowforge.com\">GlowForge<\/a> will show his personal laser cutters. One of the presenters is Anantika who makes some really fun stuff &#8211; see her creations <a href=\"http:\/\/anantika.com\/make\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now my son wants to build an electric scooter from scratch with phone control. That will be a big project to tackle in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer I got interested in making things in Seattle. 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