Robots, JavaScript, and Drones: Welcome to the Hardware Revolution - Julia Grace

In August 2012 the New York Times proclaimed there is a “A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley.“ 16 months later Amazon announced “delivery by drone“ in the not-too-distant future (publicity stunt or not). As the barriers in both cost and access to hardware come down, you don’t have to be an electrical or mechanical engineer to understand how to wire up a circuit board. We see everyone from kids to artists to web developers building on top of Arduino and Raspberry Pi, making everything from intricate li