2. Who am I to give a talk about it.
• Robotics Engineer
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MS in Robotics (Multidisciplinary - EE CS ME)
4 Startup Experience
Instructor
• Tech Enthusiast and Evangelist
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Helping push technology to make human life better
STEM and Technology hands-on Education
• Entrepreneur
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Founder of Mighty Carma (Stealth Mode)
• [Potential] USER
3. Smartphones: Features
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Dual and Quad core processors
WiFi and 4G connectivity (Internet/Cloud Connectivity)
Bluetooth
Camera (2)
Sensors: GPS, Accelerometer and Gyroscope
USB (Serial) Connectivity
Speaker/Mic
Touch interface display
Apps : Apps make Smartphones awesome! There are
apps for almost every possible thing you can imagine.
5. So lets look at some of the
Applications we can get when
we add a few more components
to Smartphones.
6. Fitness Devices
< Fitbit
Nike+ >
< LUMOback
Misfit Shine >
Some use Bluetooth, other use wires and a few even create their own
communication medium.
" Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make, I'll Be
Watching You " - Your Dearest SmartPhone
9. Let there be Light(s)!
Listening to PinkFloyd...how
about some Mood Lights to
match that...
"Siri can you set the lights to
Romantic Candle Light
Dinner Mode and please be
my date "
13. Smartphones can Get Around
< Romotive
(iPhone)
Double Robotics >
(iPad)
< Botiful
(Android + IOIO*)
14. Untapped Markets and
Applications
• Self Docking Phones (Comes to you when u get a call
or msg and returns back to the base)
• Smartphones in Automobile (Infotainment and
Telematics)
• Hands-on Education and Building kits (Lego
Mindstorm)
• Elderly Care (Medication dispenser, body monitoring
and alerts, emergency response etc)
15. Getting Started: Tapping into
your SmartPhone
Lets start by ways you can connect to the Smartphone
1. Audio jack
2. USB (microUSB, Lightning Connector etc)
3. Bluetooth / WiFi
4. NFC
5. Innovative ways like flashing LCD screen
16. Getting Starter: Connecting
External Hardware
IOIO
ADK
Arduino + WiFi
Arduino + Bluetooth
Building your own hardware or using open-source development
platforms like BeagleBoard and PandaBoard
Attending Android-Droid Workshop by Ytai & Saurabh
17. Stay in touch
Follow: iRoboticist on Twitter, G+, FB,
LinkedIn
Interested in workshop - pre-register on
Workshop.iRoboticist.com
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