Lesson 1 / Broadcasting through the black mirror / Robonomics Network

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In the coming week, we will be holding lectures, practical exercises and have community discussions in Discord around one question: “How can we build IoT applications based on new Internet technologies?”

To get started, watch the welcome video:

And now let's move on to the first lesson, from which some members of our team had goosebumps...

The first lesson of the Winter school: “Broadcasting through the black mirror”

The Robonomics app called “Black Mirror Broadcast” captures the spirit of dystopia as something of vital importance, floating around in the embodiment of QR codes, physiological tests for crossing international boundaries... life on a screen and in a box.

At such moments as a global pandemic, the truth, imperceptible in the daily life of big cities, is exposed. Technologies are already inexorably entering into our lives and very often technology becomes intertwined with our lives more deeply than some of us individually would like. Yes, there is a long-standing and difficult question from the field of philosophy about the opposition of the public and the private. But still, we want to implement and help grow web3 in the field of IoT now at an early stage, so that it would not be possible to change the name of everyone on the planet to an identification code in an instant and without their consent. The new generation of Internet technologies will help improve the relationship between humans and machines, make smart devices more independent and faster in providing services to people, and importantly, not give control of one person over another with the help of machines. This is how we see the best scenario for integrating robots into humans’ daily lives.

Do you want to try to see your reflection in a black mirror?

Live stream on YouTube:

To complete this lesson, you need to install the polkadot.js extension (instruction: Create Account for Robonomics Parachain) and request access to the Robonomics parachain IoT subscription in discord: 🚰winter-school-faucet

After you create an account on the Robonomics parachain and request access to an IoT subscription, go to the dapp: https://blackmirror.robonomics.network/#/

To complete the first lesson:

Write a short message to dapp.
Sign the transaction.
Watch through the online broadcast how the QR code changes to a new one containing your message.
You can repeat as many times as you want - have fun!

Merch prizes and XRT rewards for Winter School 2022 participants

Everyone who completes all the lessons of the Winter School will be able to get a full merch box in Q2 2022 for free with fast delivery anywhere in the world.

Composition of the merch box:

IoT-gateway created by us
T-shirt, Panama, Mouse pad, Pin
Calendar, Book #3 (R&D), Book #4 (WP), Robonomics Brochure, Stickers

Parachain native tokens rewards:

Every day, a reward for the completed lesson will be randomly drawn among the addresses that sent the necessary transactions and the participants who indicated the address at the end of the questionnaire. XRT tokens will be distributed as follows:

There will be 5 chances to win 32 XRT after the first lesson, 4 chances to win 64 XRT after the second lesson, 3 chances to win 128 XRT after the third lesson, 2 chances to win 256 XRT after the 4th lesson and 1 chance to win 512 XRT in fifth last day of school.