NOTE: BUILDING/ROOM CHANGE FOR OUR IEEE R&A MONTHLY TECHNICAL MEETING NOVEMBER 4TH   - NCSU EB3 Room 2207 !!   Frank Agius, Principal Engineer from iRobot will present a session about STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 product with API walkthrough and hands on demo for a selective subset of projects.   iRobot Create2 is a perfect smart home STEM motivational product for hobbyists to get started to hack for a creative set of mechatronics Roombot projects, right from the school students to senior professionals.  Create 2 kit seems to provide integration API including those with minimum amount of Python code.    iRobot Create 2 seems to easily integrate with Raspberry Pi and different cameras including 3D Primesense with which it appears to be possible to develop a basic level indoor autonomous navigational Roombot by the hobbyists when combined with extra video processing compute power.  The ability of Roombots to communicate with each other and get back to the charging station is very creative.     There appears many iRobot Create 2 projects in github(link below).    # Python curriculum for Middle school# Camera Bot# Create 2 with PrimeSense# Light Conservation Robot# Hatching Eggs with Create 2# Intergalactic Symphony# Make your own Roombot# DJ Create# DJ Turntable# Raspberry PI Camera with Web Interface# Light Painting# DART collector# Create 2 Path Finder# Python API for the Create 2# TeleRoomba with VR Headset# Tethered Driving# Python Tethered Driving# Create 2 Drive and Stream# CLI Dashboard for iRobot Create 2# MATLAB Toolbox for the iRobot Create 2# Python implementation of the Create 2 Open Interface# Controlling Roomba Over Wifi# STEM Curriculum for the iRobot Create2# Craebot - ZCM Driver for Create 2   More details about iRobot Create 2 projects can be obtained from link below: https://www.irobot.com/about-irobot/stem/create-2/projects   Speaker Info: Frank Agius works as Principal Engineer at iRobot. Frank holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Manhattan college, NY.  Frank has extensive embedded development design experiences in numerous firms including IBM, Ericsson, Garmin and iRobot with exceptional expertise in boot code, Linux kernel and control software for autonomous robotic systems.  Frank is an active volunteer for several years together as a coordinator of Habitat for Humanity and a coach for NC Science Olympiad.   Parking Information: Plenty of free parking available at following locations adjacent to EB3 Building. 890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606   (EB2 entry) 911 Partners Way, Raleigh NC 27606 (EB1 entry) 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606 (Hunts library 0.2m away) Location Map for clarity: Courtesy Triembed (www.triembed.org) http://triembed.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/EBIII-rm2207-detail1.png Agenda: 6:30-7:00pm Networking with pizza and soda The times below are approximate and are given just as a guideline: 7:00-7:10pm News and Announcements 7:10-8:20pm STEM motivational projects related to iRobot Create 2 Roombot product along with API walkthrough & hands on demo - By Frank Agius 8:20-8:35pm Show & tell by interested hobbyists Location: Room: 2207 Bldg: Engineering Building 3 (EB3) 911 Oval Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27695