# 139: Easy to Add Blood Splatter

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2016-02-17
- Length: 1h 10m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/embedded-ep139mp3

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=6) Introduction and Lightning Round
- [3:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=204) Guest Introductions: Chichak and Svec
- [5:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=313) Chichak's Embedded Wednesdays and STM32 Curriculum
- [11:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=700) Svec's Embedded Software Engineering 101 and iRobot
- [29:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=1784) White's Book on Taking Apart Toys and Engineering Education
- [36:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=2212) Announcing the Embedded.fm Blog and Content Strategy
- [42:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=2549) Embedded vs. Game Development Toolchains and Frameworks
- [51:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=3105) Exploring C++ and Modern C in Embedded Systems
- [1:02:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-02-17-139-easy-to-add-blood-splatter#t=3764) Professional Pain Points: Oil Industry Impact and Toolchain Complexity

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- STM32F401C-Discovery (chip)
- iRobot (company)
- BB-8 (product)
- Unity (tool)
- Element14 (company)

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