Roomberry Project
Our primary objective for this “Roomberry Project” is to adequately gauge temperature and humidity data inside of a data center from various points. To do that, we decided to use the iCreate 2 Roomba platform. Over the past two and a half weeks, Owen and I have successfully gotten our Pi A+ to talk to the […]
IOT Roomba Comes to Life
Our summer interns, Jimmy and Owen, have been hard at work on their Internet of Things project. This week they got the Roomba connected to a Raspberry Pi over a serial connection. From there, they can SSH into the Pi over a WiFi connection and issue commands directly to the Roomba, and collect data from the Roomba. Ultimately, the […]
DataYard’s 2016 Internship Program – Internet of Things Kick-Off!
On June 1st DataYard officially brought on two new summer interns for a specific and pretty cool project – to explore the Internet of Things (IoT)! The chosen ones – Owen Devine and James Kinion – will be working with us through August to design, build, and deploy mobile units which report not only their […]
Summer 2016 Internship,”Internet of Things”
During the summer of 2016 DataYard will sponsor a summer internship program for college students to explore robotics, sensors, and concepts related to IOT — the “Internet of Things”, hardware and software that uses network connections to bridge physical and virtual worlds. What You Will Do? Our interns will work on a real project that […]
Client Spotlight – Mikesell’s Project Overview
DataYard is proud to announce our latest partnership with the Mikesell’s Snack Food Company – the oldest potato chip company in the United States! Since 1910, Mikesell’s has been manufacturing and shipping delicious treats from right here in Dayton to the surrounding tri-state. DataYard and Mikesell’s were introduced via mutual partners and Technology First relationships, […]
Linux Exploit Liability? Backspace 28 times to get in…Really?
Linux Exploit Liability? Backspace 28 times to get in…Really? Recent headlines on a new Linux exploit have been spectacular: How to hack any Linux machine just using backspace Exploit Logs You Into Linux Systems After Hitting Backspace 28 Times Log into most any Linux system by hitting backspace 28 times The vulnerability lies within the […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Wishing you the gifts of the season — Peace, Joy, Hope As we stop to celebrate the holidays, one of our real joys is the opportunity to thank you and wish you the very best in the year to come. Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday […]
We give thanks this Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from DataYard! Our friends and customers make our jobs bright every day. In this time of gratitude, we want to stop for a moment to give thanks for you. We appreciate the confidence you place in us each day. Counting you among our friends and customers is something for which we are especially […]
Holiday servings of spam
“My Inbox has exploded!” It’s November. Fall is in the air, and so is seasonal marketing. If you think your email Inbox is suddenly a lot busier, it most certainly is not your imagination. The holiday selling season kicks off just after Halloween and won’t really peak until it’s too late for express delivery to […]
It’s a wrap: NodeBots 2015
NodeBots 2015 was a “smashing” success! The event, sponsored by Sparkbox, DataYard, and Gem City JS, gave folks the opportunity to experiment with an Arduino, motors, a simple robotic frame, and Javascript code (via NodeJS) to glue it all together and make a functional robot. Everyone came up with a different robot using the assortment […]