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IDF 2015: Games, labs and talks about IoT and robotics

Author: Tamara G

Throughout IDF 2015 there were various seminar, chat sessions and hands on labs.

Bringing the Internet of Things to life

Speakers: Charlie Sheridan and Mark Kelly

The topics covered on this session focused on the Intel IoT platform, “an –end-to-end reference model designed to unify and simplify connectivity and security for the IoT”.  Intel is looking to work with partners, researchers, academics and technology leaders to understand the issues and solutions available for IoT.  Its important to look at both the technology and the demand, the Intel IoT platform goes through an ideation phase to rapid prototyping to ensure the solution is ready to be tested on the field. Through trial and error the prototype can be perfected and ready for production. Some of the hardware used in the field included Intel Galileo, Intel Edison with a combination of sensors and software.

 Cycle to prototype with Intel platform:

Understand the issue -> Implement ->  Evaluate -> Exploit -> See results

 For a successful solution you need a team that has critical views. It is different for an engineer to test the prototype in the lab than in the field by academics. The Intel IoT platform reference model and family of Intel products is intended to work with 3rd party solutions to provide a foundation for seamless and secure connected devices. The Intel Gateway provides a level of management and computational at the edge that goes beyond processing data. With a flexible gateway one has the power to decide how much data is processed on the edge vs the cloud.

  Hands-on lab: Programming the Internet of Things and Robotics with Node.js and HTML5

Robotics is closely related to IOT, we are able to connect sensors in the robots and act on data saved in the cloud. Michael McCool led an incredible hands on IoT robotics lab. From unboxing, assembling of parts and coding this hand-on labs was ambitious and comprehensive. Attendees were able to create and server an HTML5 interface and stream data telemetry using a publish-subscribe model.

By the end of the course one could control the robotic car through the web. Michael suggested to add other sensors and enhance on robots capability.

Build a Tweeter Monkey powered by Intel Edison

This fun hands-on lab aimed to teach attendees how to use the Intel Edison along with Javascript and Node.js to get a toy monkey to act on a Tweet. The code could be adjusted to have the monkey activated depending on a given hashtag such as #tweetmonkey.

  The exhibits

If you are a fan of the flying inflatable remote controlled shark imagine adding a web cam and streaming live, spy kit on the making. This hack included the Air Shark with a combination of  a SparkFun board and the Intel Edison chip hooked to a web cam.

 Playing with SparkFun

In the Intel Maker zone there were a number of boards attendees could interact with, create new designs and upload new code. Some examples such as LEDs triggered by light sensors and a drum set were provided. This was an excellent way to have people interested in trying out the various hardware and see their creations come to life.

  Photo booth

If you wanted to take a photo with Bill Nye the Science Guy a photo booth waited for you on the 3rd floor. You could chose from a variety of backgrounds and the best part is that they would provide you a hard copy along with a digital copy of your picture. No need for selfies when you have a fun interactive photobooth.

 Game and coin collection

To motivate attendees to visit as many Intel stands as possible RFID bands were provided to attendees that wanted to participate in the coin scavenger hunt. The RFIDs were loaded with your personal data, as you visited the various stands you could scan your band through an Intel Galileo reader and collect coins to redeem for rewards.

Attendees could get their body 3d scanned with Intel RealSense powered cameras. Then, if you participated in the virtual skating game your image would already be pre loaded when you scanned your RFID band.

   The magic claw

Imagine being able to control the claw arcade game with your gesture. This was possible at IDF15 and take home an Intel lion or elephant stuffed animal.

   Its time to party

To wrap it up, Intel’s attendee appreciation party included arcade games such as skee ball, poke a mole, electrical bikes and air hockey along with a live concert by The Fray. Way to go Intel!

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to join AWS Solutions Architects and a group of 40 developers at the AWS Pop-up Loft in San Francisco. The goal? Show developers how AWS can be used to power the Internet of Things with Intel technologies (in this case, Intel Edison).

Using AWS features including DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda, S3 and Cloud Formation we set up a “connected Maraca” application which allowed developers to connect their devices to the cloud and demonstrate real-time functionality. Thanks so much to the smart people at AWS for making this event a reality!

Here are a few pictures of the AWS Loft in action:

LA Hacks returned to UCLA last weekend.  1400 developers from the UC and Cal Poly universities, nearby state and city colleges, and out of state schools made the journey to Pauly Pavilion and competed in this 36-hour collegiate hackathon.  Intel’s Steven Xing and I attended this event and provided Intel developer support.

LA Hacks’ organizer Varadh Jain kicked off opening ceremonies followed by an inspirational speech by singer Aloe Blacc.

I presented the Best Use of Intel Technology challenge using Intel Edison and or Intel XDK and or the Mashery API Network.  The prize for this challenge: up to (3) Beats Studio headphones.  

Participants visited our booth eager to learn about and build with our Intel technologies.

First time XDK users wasted no time in building their mobile applications in just minutes.

I visited a team that explored the Mashery API Network and used the FoodEssentials API to enhance their food management app.

It was great to see XDK users from previous hackathons now challenging themselves to learn and use Edison.

"Really Cool Ground Drone” remote controlled car app equipped with a camera won the Best Use of Intel Technology prize.  This Cal Poly Pomona/UCLA team used the Edison to enable bluetooth control with their mobile device.  In addition, users can activate this drone to gather video and data information.

“Sprinkle” used the Edison and won the Best Civic Hack prize for their app designed to save water. This smart sprinkler waters plants at the best suitable time as instructed by the Edison.

“Sketchless” used the Jambase API from the Mashery API Network and won the Best Use of the HeyWatch API. This music app allows users to select their favorite songs performed by a collaboration of artists.

I want to thank Varadh Jain for organizing another huge 1400 developer attended hackathon.

I also want to thank the LA Hacks mentors and volunteers for their support to attendees.

Lastly, thanks goes to the participating developers for making the journey to LA Hacks, displaying their app development talents, and challenging themselves to build awesome apps.

Hackster’s “Hack to the Future” Hardware Weekend took place in Phoenix, Arizona last weekend at Local Motors. Participants gathered at this car factory for a two-day hardware hackathon.  Intel’s Steven Xing and I attended as Intel mentors and provided Edison support to participating developers. 

Hackster’s Adam Benzion kicked off opening ceremonies Saturday morning to a crowd comprised of local Phoenix residents and Arizona State University students.  The Intel prize for the Best Use of Intel Edison: up to three Jumping Sumo Parrot Drones.

A series of hardware workshops were presented to help participants better understand the available technologies.  Steven and I presented the Intel Edison, described it’s features and introduced Edison building tools and additional Intel technologies including XDK IoT Edition and the Intel Mashery API Network.

Participants joined us on stage and shared their experience with and showed their support for Edison.

Teams formed, collaborated, and worked on their projects through Sunday.  They used available hardware and sought help from participating mentors and sponsors to help strengthen their applications.

In between project building, participants explored Local Motors’ facilities and vehicles, and were invited to develop applications for Hackster’s DeLorean DMC-12 which was featured in past “Hack to the Future” events including Seattle and Portland.

On Sunday afternoon, teams presented their projects to judges and spectators.

The “Best Use of Intel Edison” prize was awarded to the three member team that created “Party Bot.”  This party enhancer project incorporated the Edison into a four legged robot designed to seek out quiet areas of a party, and then activates flashing lights, music, and bursts of confetti.  “Party Bot” also won the “Best Party Robot” prize.

Four additional Edison projects won prizes: “Smart Guidance for the Visually Impaired” won the “Humanities” prize, “MonYcar” won the “All the Sensors All the Time” prize with their car monitoring system, “3D Controller Bot” won the “Microchip” prize with their 3D printer application enhancer, and “RunDMC” won the “Most Likely Award”...to succeed as a product, with their DeLorean driver detector and touch sensor car starter.

Special thanks goes to Intel’s Jim St. Leger and Suresh Golwalkar for attending this event and showing their “Hack to the Future” support.

Thanks goes to Hackster’s Adam Benzion and his team for organizing this great event.   And lastly, thanks “Hack to the Future” Phoenix participants for demonstrating your development skills and challenging yourselves to build awesome apps.