<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Friends, </div><div><span class="gmail-il"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail-il">Reminder</span> to <span class="gmail-il">register</span> for our monthly Technical session tonight. This event is open to the public, including non-IEEE members.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><span class="gmail-im" style=""><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);outline:none;padding:10px 0px;width:22px;margin:2px 0px 0px"><div id="gmail-m_-6955515870107213422gmail-:13h" style="background-color:rgb(232,234,237);border:none;clear:both;line-height:6px;outline:none;width:24px;border-radius:5.5px"></div></div><div style=""><font color="#000000">Mahesh Balasubramaniam<br>IEEE ENCS RA24 Chair<br>IEEE ENCS Computer Society, Vice-Chair<br>IEEE SouthEastCon Technical Program Committee<br><a href="mailto:maheshba@ieee.org" target="_blank" style="">maheshba@ieee.org</a><br>919-649-6902</font><br></div></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 11:10 PM Mahesh Balasubramaniam <<a href="mailto:maheshba@ieee.org">maheshba@ieee.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Friends,<br><br><font color="#ff0000"><b>IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE FOR 11/04 TO EB3 2207 (More space for Mobile RoomBot Demo)<br></b></font><br>We are having o<b>ur monthly IEEE ENCS R&A and IEEE ENCS Computer Society joint meeting on</b> <b>Nov 4th, 2019 at 7:00pm</b> (6:30 pm for pizza) in<b> 2207 NCSU Engineering Building 3</b>. The topic will be<br><br><b>"STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product along with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius"</b><br>Frank Agius is a highly experienced professional with impressive work history spanning around multiple firms in the industry.<br><br><b>Registration link:<br></b><a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/197397" target="_blank">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/197397</a><br><br>Please refer to event details in the forwarded email below for more details. <b>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.</b> All are invited.<b> </b> <br><br>Thank you.<br><br>Mahesh Balasubramaniam<br>IEEE ENCS RA24 Chair<br>IEEE ENCS Computer Society, Vice-Chair<br>IEEE SouthEastCon Technical Program Committee<br><a href="mailto:maheshba@ieee.org" target="_blank">maheshba@ieee.org</a><br>919-649-6902<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: IEEE eNotice <<a href="mailto:enotice@ieee.org" target="_blank">enotice@ieee.org</a>><br>Date: Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 10:52 PM<br>Subject: STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product along with API walkthrough & hands on Demo - By Frank Agius<br>To: <<a href="mailto:maheshba@ieee.org" target="_blank">maheshba@ieee.org</a>><br></div><br>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>Frank Agius, Principal Engineer from iRobot</strong> 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.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">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. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">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. </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">There appears many iRobot Create 2 projects in github(link below). </span></div>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"># Python curriculum for Middle school<br># Camera Bot<br># Create 2 with PrimeSense<br># Light Conservation Robot<br># Hatching Eggs with Create 2<br># Intergalactic Symphony<br># Make your own Roombot<br># DJ Create<br># DJ Turntable<br># Raspberry PI Camera with Web Interface<br># Light Painting<br># DART collector<br># Create 2 Path Finder<br># Python API for the Create 2<br># TeleRoomba with VR Headset<br># Tethered Driving<br># Python Tethered Driving<br># Create 2 Drive and Stream<br># CLI Dashboard for iRobot Create 2<br># MATLAB Toolbox for the iRobot Create 2<br># Python implementation of the Create 2 Open Interface<br># Controlling Roomba Over Wifi<br># STEM Curriculum for the iRobot Create2<br># Craebot - ZCM Driver for Create 2</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">More details about iRobot Create 2 projects can be obtained from link below:</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" href="https://www.irobot.com/about-irobot/stem/create-2/projects" target="_blank">https://www.irobot.com/about-irobot/stem/create-2/projects</a></span></div>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">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. </span></p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>Plenty of free parking available at following locations adjacent to EB3 Building.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 (EB2 entry)</span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">911 Partners Way, Raleigh NC 27606 (EB1 entry)</span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606 (Hunts library 0.2m away)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0)">7:10-8:20pm STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product along with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0)">8:20-8:35pm Show & tell by interested hobbyists</span></p>
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