This respository is for all NodeBots Day events being run in Australia and contains location information as well as setup guides and information around simple bots and resources that can be used on the day.
Looking to bring NodeBots day to a place near to you? Get in touch with Andrew Fisher (ajfisher.td at gmail) and he will help you arrange it.
International NodeBots Day 2014 events running in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney on July 26th.
NodeBots Hacking - Hack Melbourne 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the Month for ongoing hacking.
If you can download and install all your software prerequisites it will mean you're up and running that much faster. Our setup guide should get you up and running however if you run into any problems, our friendly NodeBoteers will give you a hand on the day.
If you're keen on building a simple robot you can take home with you then you'll need some components. We've got a handy list here of what you need and where you can get it.
Here are a bunch of people doing interesting things in the NodeBots space if you want to follow their activities.
Glen Arrowsmith (CampJS, NBDBris) - JS Hacker and Browser Bot Pioneer @garrows | GitHub
Maurice Butler (NBDBris) - Doer of all things javascript && Node.js @butlermaurice
Andrew Fisher (NBDSyd, NBDMelb, NBDBris, CampJS) - Builder of web things, interaction researcher @ajfisher | GitHub
Andy Gelme (NBDMelb) - Mesh networking, robots, Lifx, creator of Melbourne Hackerspace @geekscape | GitHub
Anna Gerber (NBDBris, CampJS) - Maker and developer, maintainer of the Nodebots version of Arduino Experimenters Guide @annagerber | GitHub
Brendan Halliday (NBDBris, CampJS) - Hardware hacker @nog3
John Judge (NBDSyd) - NICTA ED1 hacker, educator
Harriet Lawrence (NBDBris) - Web Thingsificationer and tinkerer @harrietgl
Hadi Michael (NBDMelb) - JS Developer and robotics hacker @hadi_michael | GitHub
Damon Oehlman (NBDSyd) - JS developer. Hacker of skylanders hardware @damonoehlman | GitHub
Jared Wyles (NBDSyd, NBDMelb) - JS / Node hacker and kicked off bringing NBD to Australia. @rioter | GitHub
Date / Time: 23 - 26 May, 2014
Location: Camp JS III, Lord Somers Camp, VIC
Date / Time: Saturday November 30, 2013 (12pm-6pm)
Location: The Edge, Stanley Place, Cultural Centre, Southbank. Map and travel details here
Sponsors: ThoughtWorks Brisbane, NICTA, The Edge.
When: October 13, 2013
Where: York Butter Factory
Supporters: YBF, ThoughtWorks, NICTA
When: July 27, 2013 (part of International NodeBots Day)
Where: Web Directions, Surry Hills
Supporters: WebDirections, NICTA
NodeBots icon based on 'Robot' designed by Julien Deveaux from the Noun Project, used under the terms of the Creative Commons – Attribution (CC BY 3.0) license