A brief introduction to the world of drones, flying robots and the #nodecopter project. I've presented this work at events such as Research Talks, Wajug, Njugbe, Café Numérique, etc. If you would like to have this presentation featured at one of your events, don't hesitate to contact me by email.

1. nodecopter.com
Flying robots in Javascript
Laurent Eschenauer (@eschnou)

2. Laurent Eschenauer
http://eschnou.com
@eschnou
Entrepreneur, software hacker & rock climber.
Freelance Software Architect. Builder of the
#indieweb with @storytlr. Flying #nodecopter
robots with #nodejs.
ardrone-webflight Browser-based GCS (Ground Control Station)
http://eschnou.github.io/ardrone-webflight/
ardrone-autonomy Library to support autonomous flights
https://github.com/eschnou/ardrone-autonomy

16. var arDrone = require('ar-drone');
var client = arDrone.createClient();
client.takeoff();
client
.after(5000, function() {
this.clockwise(0.5);
})
.after(3000, function() {
this.animate('flipLeft', 15);
})
.after(1000, function() {
this.stop();
this.land();
});

19. NodeCopter + Dance Mat + NodeJS vs Gangnam Style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oWdOhVAHgM

24. nodecopter.com
laurent@eschenauer.be
github.com/eschnou

25. Pictures
Predator unmanned aircraft, by U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt, Public Domain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MQ-1_Predator_unmanned_aircraft.jpg
Drones protest at General Atomics in San Diego, by Steve Rhodes, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/ari/8892944758/in/photostream/
Ready? By Jinho Jung, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/81559972@N00/2320342963
Mobily, SilverGrey, 2007, Saudi Arabia, by Flying Caam
http://www.flying-cam.com/en/gallery.php
QgroundControl 0.9 GPS Waypoints
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/switching-from-dcm-to-quaternion
Construction by collaborative quadrotro teams by University of Pensylvenia
http://www.fastcompany.com/1717141/rise-machines-redux-robot-quadrocopters-build-homes-maybe-let-us-live-them
Hordur VSLAM
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/marine/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hordur_vslam.png
Skycatch & Vineyards
https://vimeo.com/75158714
Drones Are Flying Above Rhinos and Elephants, But It's Not Yet Clear They Help
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/drones-are-flying-above-rhinos-and-elephants-but-its-not-yet-clear-they-help
Matternet: A Vast Network of Delivery Drones Will One Day Transport Our Stuff
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/a-vast-network-of-delivery-drones-will-one-day-move-our-stuff
Parrot AR Drone 2.0
http://ardrone2.parrot.com/

26. Pictures (cont.)
Felix Geisendörfer, Programming Flying Robots in Javascript
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl5v3bsMH_E
Nodecopter Berlin, Oct 2012, Photo by Jan Marsch
https://plus.google.com/photos/107012710192519215701/albums/5797983156265725345?authkey=CPbAwfmC75faBg
Controlling drones with Google glass and Javascript
http://blog.iceddev.com/2013-07-30-controlling-drones-with-google-glass-and-javascript.html
Webflight Copterface, by Laurent Eschenauer
https://github.com/eschnou/webflight-copterface
Augmented Reality Display of Air Traffic for Drones
http://lemondronor.com/blog/indexphp/2013/5/augmented-reality-display-of-air-traffic-for-drones
CoderDojo Nodecopter event
http://coder-dojo-london.org.uk/post/61031883148/coderdojo-3-nodecopter-what-do-you-get-when-you