BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20191118T032259Z UID:D859A359-F7AD-48C8-9381-EE1BDD25FDA5 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20191104T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20191104T203000 DESCRIPTION:NOTE: BUILDING/ROOM CHANGE FOR OUR IEEE R&A MONTHLY TECHNICAL M EETING NOVEMBER 4TH - NCSU EB3 Room 2207 !!\n\nFrank Agius\, Principal Eng ineer 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.\n\niRobot Create2 is a perfect smart h ome STEM motivational product for hobbyists to get started to hack for a c reative set of mechatronics Roombot projects\, right from the school stude nts to senior professionals. Create 2 kit seems to provide integration API including those with minimum amount of Python code.\n\niRobot Create 2 se ems to easily integrate with Raspberry Pi and different cameras including 3D Primesense with which it appears to be possible to develop a basic leve l indoor autonomous navigational Roombot by the hobbyists when combined wi th extra video processing compute power. The ability of Roombots to commun icate with each other and get back to the charging station is very creativ e.\n\nThere appears many iRobot Create 2 projects in github(link below).\n \n# Python curriculum for Middle school\n# Camera Bot\n# Create 2 with Pri meSense\n# Light Conservation Robot\n# Hatching Eggs with Create 2\n# Inte rgalactic Symphony\n# Make your own Roombot\n# DJ Create\n# DJ Turntable\n # Raspberry PI Camera with Web Interface\n# Light Painting\n# DART collect or\n# Create 2 Path Finder\n# Python API for the Create 2\n# TeleRoomba wi th VR Headset\n# Tethered Driving\n# Python Tethered Driving\n# Create 2 D rive and Stream\n# CLI Dashboard for iRobot Create 2\n# MATLAB Toolbox for the iRobot Create 2\n# Python implementation of the Create 2 Open Interfa ce\n# Controlling Roomba Over Wifi\n# STEM Curriculum for the iRobot Creat e2\n# Craebot - ZCM Driver for Create 2\n\nMore details about iRobot Creat e 2 projects can be obtained from link below:\nhttps://www.irobot.com/abou t-irobot/stem/create-2/projects\n\nSpeaker Info:\n\nFrank Agius works as P rincipal Engineer at iRobot. Frank holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Manhattan college\, NY. Frank has extensive embedded development desi gn experiences in numerous firms including IBM\, Ericsson\, Garmin and iRo bot with exceptional expertise in boot code\, Linux kernel and control sof tware for autonomous robotic systems. Frank is an active volunteer for sev eral years together as a coordinator of Habitat for Humanity and a coach f or NC Science Olympiad.\n\nParking Information:\n\nPlenty of free parking available at following locations adjacent to EB3 Building.\n\n890 Oval Dri ve\, Raleigh\, NC 27606 (EB2 entry)\n\n911 Partners Way\, Raleigh NC 27606 (EB1 entry)\n\n1070 Partners Way\, Raleigh\, NC 27606 (Hunts library 0.2m away)\n\nLocation Map for clarity: Courtesy Triembed (www.triembed.org)\n \nhttp://triembed.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/EBIII-rm2207-detail1 .png\n\nAgenda: \n6:30-7:00pm Networking with pizza and soda\n\nThe times below are approximate and are given just as a guideline:\n\n7:00-7:10pm Ne ws and Announcements\n\n7:10-8:20pm STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product along with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius\n\n8:20-8:35pm Show & tell by interested hobbyists\n\nRo om: 2207\, Bldg: Engineering Building 3 (EB3)\, 911 Oval Drive\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, United States\, 27695 LOCATION:Room: 2207\, Bldg: Engineering Building 3 (EB3)\, 911 Oval Drive\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, United States\, 27695 ORGANIZER:maheshba@ieee.org SEQUENCE:11 SUMMARY:STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot produ ct along with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/197397 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="post-content">\n<div id="about" c lass="section">\n<div class="nova-o-grid nova-o-grid--gutter-xxl nova-o-gr id--order-normal nova-o-grid--horizontal-align-left nova-o-grid--vertical- align-top">\n<div class="nova-o-grid__column nova-o-grid__column--width-12 /12@s-up">\n<div class="nova-c-card nova-c-card--spacing-none nova-c-card- -elevation-1-above card">\n<div class="nova-c-card__body nova-c-card__body --spacing-inherit">\n<div class="nova-o-stack nova-o-stack--gutter-xxl nov a-o-stack--spacing-xl nova-o-stack--show-divider">\n<div class="nova-o-sta ck__item">\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--famil y-sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit"><span s tyle="background-color: #ffffff\; color: #ff0000\;"><strong>NOTE: BUILDING /ROOM CHANGE FOR OUR IEEE R&amp\;A MONTHLY TECHNICAL MEETING NOVEMBER 4TH& nbsp\; &nbsp\;- NCSU EB3 Room 2207 !!</strong></span></div>\n<div class="n ova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-text- -spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="nova- e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-text--spa cing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit"><span style="color: #000000\;"><stro ng>Frank Agius\, Principal Engineer from iRobot</strong> will present a se ssion 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>\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--fa mily-sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit"><spa n style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div class="nova-e-text n ova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-non e nova-e-text--color-inherit"><span style="color: #000000\;">iRobot Create 2 is a perfect smart home STEM motivational product for hobbyists to get s tarted to hack for a creative set of mechatronics Roombot projects\, right from the school students to senior professionals.&nbsp\; Create 2 kit see ms to provide integration API including those with minimum amount of Pytho n code.&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m n ova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color -inherit"><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div class= "nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-tex t--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit"><span style="color: #000000\;" >iRobot Create 2 seems to easily integrate with Raspberry Pi and different cameras including 3D Primesense with which it appears to be possible to d evelop a basic level indoor autonomous navigational Roombot by the hobbyis ts when combined with extra video processing compute power.&nbsp\; The abi lity of Roombots to communicate with each other and get back to the chargi ng station is very creative.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div class="nova- e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-text--spa cing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit"><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp \;</span></div>\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text-- family-sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit"><s pan style="color: #000000\;">There appears many iRobot Create 2 projects i n github(link below).&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e- text--size-m nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova -e-text--color-inherit"><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div >\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family-sans-se rif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit"><span style="col or: #000000\;"># Python curriculum for Middle school<br /># Camera Bot<br /># Create 2 with PrimeSense<br /># Light Conservation Robot<br /># Hatchi ng Eggs with Create 2<br /># Intergalactic Symphony<br /># Make your own R oombot<br /># DJ Create<br /># DJ Turntable<br /># Raspberry PI Camera wit h 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 /># Cre ate 2 Drive and Stream<br /># CLI Dashboard for iRobot Create 2<br /># MAT LAB Toolbox for the iRobot Create 2<br /># Python implementation of the Cr eate 2 Open Interface<br /># Controlling Roomba Over Wifi<br /># STEM Curr iculum for the iRobot Create2<br /># Craebot - ZCM Driver for Create 2</sp an></div>\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family -sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit">&nbsp\;< /div>\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family-san s-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit">\n<div><span style="color: #000000\;">More details about iRobot Create 2 projects can be obtained from link below:</span></div>\n<div><span style="color: #00000 0\;"><a style="color: #000000\;" href="https://www.irobot.com/about-irobot /stem/create-2/projects">https://www.irobot.com/about-irobot/stem/create-2 /projects</a></span></div>\n</div>\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--s ize-m nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text --color-inherit"><span style="color: #000000\;">&nbsp\;</span></div>\n<div class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-m nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nov a-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-inherit"><span style="text-decor ation: underline\; color: #000000\;"><strong>Speaker Info:</strong></span> </div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p ><span style="color: #000000\;">Frank Agius works as Principal Engineer at iRobot. Frank holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Manhattan colle ge\, NY.&nbsp\; Frank has extensive embedded development design experience s in numerous firms including IBM\, Ericsson\, Garmin and iRobot with exce ptional expertise in boot code\, Linux kernel and control software for aut onomous robotic systems.&nbsp\; Frank is an active volunteer for several y ears together as a coordinator of Habitat for Humanity and a coach for NC Science Olympiad.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000 \;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">Parking&nbsp\;Infor mation:</span></strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><str ong>Plenty of free parking available at following locations adjacent to EB 3 Building.</strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;">890 Ova l Drive\, Raleigh\, NC 27606&nbsp\; &nbsp\;(EB2 entry)</span></p>\n<p><spa n style="color: #000000\;">911 Partners Way\, Raleigh NC 27606 (EB1 entry) </span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;">1070 Partners Way\, Raleigh \, NC 27606 (Hunts library 0.2m away)</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: # 000000\;">Location Map for clarity: Courtesy Triembed (www.triembed.org)</ span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><a href="http://triembed.org/ blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/EBIII-rm2207-detail1.png">http://triembed. org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/EBIII-rm2207-detail1.png</a></span></p ><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><span style="background-color: #ffffff\; col or: #000000\;">6:30-7:00pm Networking with pizza and soda</span></p>\n<p>< span style="background-color: #ffffff\; color: #000000\;">The times below are approximate and are given just as a guideline:</span></p>\n<p><span st yle="font-size: 10pt\; background-color: #ffffff\; color: #000000\;">7:00- 7:10pm News and Announcements</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt\ ; background-color: #ffffff\; color: #000000\;">7:10-8:20pm STEM motivatio nal projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product along with API wal kthrough &amp\; hands on demo - By Frank Agius</span></p>\n<p><span style= "font-size: 10pt\; background-color: #ffffff\; color: #000000\;">8:20-8:35 pm Show &amp\; tell by interested hobbyists</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR