Robotics is reaching the stage where every hobbyist can play with it, at low cost, and with accessible programming languages. http://nodecopter.com Laurent presented the nodecopter project, which aims at sharing and teaching the joy of robotics through the javascript language.

1. nodecopter.com
Flying robots in Javascript
Laurent Eschenauer (@eschnou)
Research Talks – October 2013

20. nodecopter.com
Flying robots in Javascript

21. Pictures
Predator unmanned aircraft, by U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt, Public Domain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MQ-1_Predator_unmanned_aircraft.jpg
Drones protest at General Atomics in San Diego, by Steve Rhodes, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/ari/8892944758/in/photostream/
Ready? By Jinho Jung, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/81559972@N00/2320342963
Mobily, SilverGrey, 2007, Saudi Arabia, by Flying Caam
http://www.flying-cam.com/en/gallery.php
QgroundControl 0.9 GPS Waypoints
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/switching-from-dcm-to-quaternion
Construction by collaborative quadrotro teams by University of Pensylvenia
http://www.fastcompany.com/1717141/rise-machines-redux-robot-quadrocopters-build-homes-maybe-let-us-live-them
Hordur VSLAM
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/marine/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hordur_vslam.png
Skycatch & Vineyards
https://vimeo.com/75158714
Drones Are Flying Above Rhinos and Elephants, But It's Not Yet Clear They Help
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/drones-are-flying-above-rhinos-and-elephants-but-its-not-yet-clear-they-help
Matternet: A Vast Network of Delivery Drones Will One Day Transport Our Stuff
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/a-vast-network-of-delivery-drones-will-one-day-move-our-stuff
Parrot AR Drone 2.0
http://ardrone2.parrot.com/

22. Pictures (cont.)
Felix Geisendörfer, Programming Flying Robots in Javascript
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl5v3bsMH_E
Nodecopter Berlin, Oct 2012, Photo by Jan Marsch
https://plus.google.com/photos/107012710192519215701/albums/5797983156265725345?authkey=CPbAwfmC75faBg
Controlling drones with Google glass and Javascript
http://blog.iceddev.com/2013-07-30-controlling-drones-with-google-glass-and-javascript.html
Webflight Copterface, by Laurent Eschenauer
https://github.com/eschnou/webflight-copterface
Augmented Reality Display of Air Traffic for Drones
http://lemondronor.com/blog/indexphp/2013/5/augmented-reality-display-of-air-traffic-for-drones
CoderDojo Nodecopter event
http://coder-dojo-london.org.uk/post/61031883148/coderdojo-3-nodecopter-what-do-you-get-when-you