Hardware Podcasts

139: Easy to Add Blood Splatter

Embedded.fm · 17 Feb 2016 · 1h 10m

What this episode covers

Andrei Chichak, who teaches Embedded Wednesdays using STM32F401C-Discovery boards, and Chris Svec, an embedded software engineer at iRobot, join hosts Alicia and Chris White to announce the launch of the Embedded.fm blog. The group discusses their respective educational initiatives, with Chichak guiding students from blinking LEDs to self-balancing robots and Svec developing an 'Embedded Software Engineering 101' curriculum. They also preview White's upcoming book on taking apart toys like BB-8 and quadcopters, aiming to create a centralized community resource for embedded engineering education and news.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
iRobot, Element14
Products
BB-8
Chips
STM32F401C-Discovery
Tools
Unity

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