Nodebots Day Houston
July 29th 2017
Welcome!
Come be a part of an International NodeBots Day hosted here in Houston, TX. July 29th is the NodeBots day for 2017, which is an annual event where people gather together to hack on, or learn to hack on, hardware using Javascript. For additional information on the event, please visit: nodebots.io.
The event is organized by several houston community leaders including Node.js Houston, Houston Robotics Club, and Houston IoT Meetup.
Still curious about what you can expect? Check out the recap from last year's event.
For additional questions, reach out to us on the NodeJS Houston Slack group under the #nodebots2017 channel. Register an account here
Location
Venue: University of Houston
University of Houston Classroom and Business Building4742 Calhoun Rd. Houston, TX 77204
Parking: There is no free parking for this building, but:
- There are plenty of metered parking available near the building. It is a flat rate of $3 per day to park.
- There are a few garage lots near by, see: Parking for additional details.
Agenda
Tickets
Sponsors
Nodebots Day is organized by the community with the mission to promote technology here in Houston. Sponsor slots are still open and available, and your contirbutions would greatly impact the event! Contact NodeJS Houston to become a sponsor and keep Houston's local tech community vibrant!
FAQs
- What is a NodeBot?
- What will I learn?
- Is this a Hackathon?
- Do I have to have any experience with Robots or Programming?
- Can I bring my kids?
Nodebots are hardware controlled with JavaScript. This includes robots and IoT connected devices.
You'll learn how to control hardware using Node.js and the johnny-five library.
No. We dont have prizes. There are no stakes.
No, you don't. You do need to bring a laptop computer with NodeJS installed.
Yes, kids are welcome. If you will be sharing hardware, please purchase a hacker ticket to cover their lunch.
Resources
Want to get started with JavaScript and hardware? Here are some of our favorite resources:
- J5IK Experiment Guide - tutorials for using using the Tessel 2 and various components
- nodebots workshop - a tutorial in the nodeschool 'workshopper' format that requires a bit of terminal knowledge to get started.
- Johnny-Five - a high level JavaScript library for working with hardware
