Episode 56: Robotics

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Intro topic: Reddit thread and new microphone

News/Links

• Marp: Markdown Presentation Writer
• https://yhatt.github.io/marp/
• Apollo Guidance Computer Source Code
• http://qz.com/726338/the-code-that-took-america-to-the-moon-was-just-published-to-github-and-its-like-a-1960s-time-capsule/
• The Microsoft R Client
• http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2016/07/microsoft-r-client.html
• Pokemon will make you crave augmented reality
• http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/pokemon-go-will-make-you-crave-augmented-reality

Book of the Show

• Jason
• US Puzzle Championship 2016: http://wpc.puzzles.com/uspc2016
• Patrick
• Son of the Black Sword (Larry Correia) http://amzn.to/29ZhFEp

Tool of the Show

• Jason: Evoluent vertical mouse
• http://amzn.to/2ayMdLU
• Patrick: 3d printer Folger Tech
• https://folgertech.com/

Robotics Discussion

• Controls / Actuators
• Locomotion
• Manipulation
• Closed loop vs open loop
• Sensors
• Cameras
• Accelerometers
• Planning / Autonomy
• Teleoperated
• Supervised
• Tasked
• Autonomous
• Communications 
• Inter system communication
• Swarm
• Human Machine Interaction
• Input
• Emotion
• Examples
• FIRST Robotics
• Robotwars
• Robocup
• Self driving car