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Florence has been the cradle of the Renaissance around the 14th century. It’s amusing to think that another Renaissance happened in Italy several hundred years later, in 2005, this time in the world of connected marchines. The Arduino board was created and ignited an incredibly rich community of makers, developers, and industrials who all cooperate for building the core of the things that surround us. There are actually many options for building connected solutions today, and Benjamin discusses the importance of having a vivid open source ecosystem around IoT to ensure that key aspects like developer adoption and interoperability are not left aside.
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Benjamin Cabé | @kartbenhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/94571281@N00/44997773
EclipseDay Florence | May 23, 2014
The Renaissanceof connected things
“Creativityis justconnectingthings”
— Steve Jobs
“Creativityis just connectingthings”
— Steve Jobs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffkrause/8476743612
connecting things?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffkrause/8476743612
fragmentation
fragmentation
complexity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiperoni/239435850/
fragmentation
lock-inhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/photosightfaces/8152791780/
complexityhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberslayer/952953634
2nd Renaissance?
Renaissance painters were hacking colors by adding crushed marble or glass to give them more body
Materials
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tim_norris/2315604304/
Materials
Extract from “The Plictho of Gioanventura Rossetti” first published in Venice in 1548. Translated by Sidney M. Edelstein and Hector C. Borghetty, The MIT Press (1969).
Materials in 2014
Materials in 2014
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cibergaita/97220057/
Communication
Around 1450, Gutenberg improved the movable type system
It introduced the era of mass communication we still live in
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cibergaita/97220057/
Communication in 2014
Open source communities and social networks foster open innovation and developers engagement
Open communication protocols like MQTT or CoAP are movable type for Things
Movable press and printing type were not the only technical advancements during Renaissance
Tools
Floating dock
Lifting tower (crane)
Sea astrolabe
etc.
Fab labs & hackerspaces make tools accessible to the majority
Tools in 2014
Tools in 2014
Fab labs & hackerspaces make tools accessible to the majority
Tools in 2014
Prototyping platforms like Arduino and programming languages like Javascript make hardware hacking easier
Wealthy people like the Medicis or the Borgias sponsored many artists during the Renaissance
We probably wouldn’t know of Leonardo, Michelangelo or Raphael if it weren’t for them
Patrons
Patrons in 2014
Raspberry Pi Foundation is promoting the study of basic computer science in schools, and develops the Raspberry Pi
Intel® is donating 50,000 Galileo boards to 1,000 universities worldwide
And many more… ARM, Texas Instruments, …
Connecting
things
with…
Meet Rapiro!
Open Hardware
Runs Eclipse Orion…
… and MQTT
Could we be more creative in terms of reinventing our materials, tools, and ways of communicating?
DEMO
The order is rapidly fading And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin'
The times are a-changinʼ
“
Thank you!
@kartben
http://blog.benjamin-cabe.com
http://iot.eclipse.org
References
Scientific Examination of Art: Modern Techniques in Conservation and Analysis - ISBN 0-309-54961-2
http://2renaissance.org/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jason-samfield/6137588470/
Benjamin Cabé | @kartbenEclipseDay Florence | May 23, 2014
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