MiniNodeCopter SF

NodeCopter.js is a full day event where teams of 3 get together to hack on flying robots using javascript.

This mini-incarnation is small hackathon for a group of passionate folks: Windows Azure have sponsored 5 drones which will be pledged to Nodecopter to seed the San Francisco flying robot community.

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Each team will receive one  Parrot AR Drone 2.0 and spend the day  programming and playing with it.   Here is one of the drones in action.  At the end of the day, each team will get to present their work to the other attendees.

Lunch and refreshments will be served **and is included in the ticket price.
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Fancy dress is encouraged, but not required.
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Address

835 Market Street, suite 700

Schedule:
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  • 09:00 - 10:00 Registration
  • 10:00 - 10:30 Intro talk
  • 10:30 - 10:45 Find a team / Get a drone
  • 10:30 - 18:00 Drone hacking
  • 18:00 Demo Time / Spooky.js

Before  JSConf.eu, the amazing  Felix Geisendörfer wrote  a library to control the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 with javascript using node.js. He also wrote  a tool to install node.js ON THE DRONE.

Before JSConf, the Berlin.js team held the first  Nodecopter event, with 20 teams hacking on everything from controlling drones with Wii controllers, to programming their drones to see red and charge. Read  Mikeal Rogers's blog post for a full report.

MiniNodeCopter is a tiny event sanctioned by the NodeCopter team that will introduce the awesomeness that is NodeCopter to SF.

Organised by Christian Sanz of Geeklist with sponsorship from ** Windows Azure**, and the support of  Berlin.js and  Felix Geisendörfer.

Here are some photos from the most recent NodeCopter event in Dublin and here is a video of the final Drone WARS shortly after the demos.