[TriEmbed] [TAR] [IMPORTANT VENUE CHANGE - TAR Meeting Monday Nov 4th, 2019 at 7:00pm - NCSU EB3 2207]

Wed Oct 30 22:10:54 CDT 2019

Friends,

*IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE FOR 11/04 TO EB3 2207 (More space for
Mobile RoomBot Demo)*
We are having o*ur monthly IEEE ENCS R&A and IEEE ENCS Computer Society
joint meeting on* *Nov 4th, 2019 at 7:00pm* (6:30 pm for pizza) in* 2207
NCSU Engineering Building 3*.  The topic will be

*"STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product
along with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius"*
Frank Agius is a highly experienced professional with impressive work
history spanning around multiple firms in the industry.

*Registration link:*https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/197397

Please refer to event details in the forwarded email below for more
details.  *Our monthly IEEE events are casual and open to the public
including non-IEEE members.  The intent is to support and fortify our local
technology community in the area.*  All are invited.

Thank you.

Mahesh Balasubramaniam
IEEE ENCS RA24 Chair
IEEE ENCS Computer Society, Vice-Chair
IEEE SouthEastCon Technical Program Committee
maheshba at ieee.org
919-649-6902

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STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product along
with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius
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*STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product
along with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius*
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*NOTE: BUILDING/ROOM CHANGE FOR OUR IEEE R&A MONTHLY TECHNICAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 4TH   - NCSU EB3 Room 2207 !!*

*Frank Agius, Principal Engineer from iRobot* will present a session about
STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 product with API
walkthrough and hands on demo for a selective subset of projects.

iRobot Create2 is a perfect smart home STEM motivational product for
hobbyists to get started to hack for a creative set of mechatronics Roombot
projects, right from the school students to senior professionals.  Create 2
kit seems to provide integration API including those with minimum amount of
Python code.

iRobot Create 2 seems to easily integrate with Raspberry Pi and different
cameras including 3D Primesense with which it appears to be possible to
develop a basic level indoor autonomous navigational Roombot by the
hobbyists when combined with extra video processing compute power.  The
ability of Roombots to communicate with each other and get back to the
charging station is very creative.

There appears many iRobot Create 2 projects in github(link below).

# Python curriculum for Middle school
# Camera Bot
# Create 2 with PrimeSense
# Light Conservation Robot
# Hatching Eggs with Create 2
# Intergalactic Symphony
# Make your own Roombot
# DJ Create
# DJ Turntable
# Raspberry PI Camera with Web Interface
# Light Painting
# DART collector
# Create 2 Path Finder
# Python API for the Create 2
# TeleRoomba with VR Headset
# Tethered Driving
# Python Tethered Driving
# Create 2 Drive and Stream
# CLI Dashboard for iRobot Create 2
# MATLAB Toolbox for the iRobot Create 2
# Python implementation of the Create 2 Open Interface
# Controlling Roomba Over Wifi
# STEM Curriculum for the iRobot Create2
# Craebot - ZCM Driver for Create 2

More details about iRobot Create 2 projects can be obtained from link below:
https://www.irobot.com/about-irobot/stem/create-2/projects

*Speaker Info:*

Frank Agius works as Principal Engineer at iRobot. Frank holds an
Electrical Engineering degree from Manhattan college, NY.  Frank has
extensive embedded development design experiences in numerous firms
including IBM, Ericsson, Garmin and iRobot with exceptional expertise in
boot code, Linux kernel and control software for autonomous robotic
systems.  Frank is an active volunteer for several years together as a
coordinator of Habitat for Humanity and a coach for NC Science Olympiad.

*Parking Information:*

*Plenty of free parking available at following locations adjacent to EB3
Building.*

890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606   (EB2 entry)

911 Partners Way, Raleigh NC 27606 (EB1 entry)

1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606 (Hunts library 0.2m away)

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Date and Time

   - Date: *04 Nov 2019*
   - Time: *06:30 PM to 08:30 PM*
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Location

   - 911 Oval Drive
   - Raleigh, North Carolina
   - United States 27695
   - Building: Engineering Building 3 (EB3)
   - Room Number: 2207

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Contact

   - Email event contact <maheshba at ieee.org>
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   Mahesh Balasubramaniam

   maheshba at ieee.org

Registration

   - Starts *08 April 2019 12:00 AM*
   - Ends *04 November 2019 08:30 PM*
   - All times are US/Eastern
   - No Admission Charge

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Agenda

6:30-7:00pm Networking with pizza and soda

The times below are approximate and are given just as a guideline:

7:00-7:10pm News and Announcements

7:10-8:20pm STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot
product along with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius

8:20-8:35pm Show & tell by interested hobbyists

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