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# lasercat workshop [](https://travis-ci.org/tableflip/lasercat-workshop) [](https://david-dm.org/tableflip/lasercat-workshop)
**Cats & Lasers & [johnny-five][2]**
A step by step guide to building your own internet controllable laser turret and cat dazzler...
```shell
npm install -g lasercat-workshop
```
[Fun is guaranteed...](https://storify.com/gorhgorh/lxjs-catbot)
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[johnny-five][2] is a node api for communicating with Arduino boards.
**You _don't_ need an Arduino for this workshop.**
The workshop will pose a challenge, and will test your code.
The low level code to talk to the Arduino is stubbed out.
**You _will_ be writing working, executable johnny-five code.**
Each of your solutions can be run directly as a `node` program.
Wire up an Arduino, connect the USB and you can see your solution run for real.
## The lasercat turret
Here's what you're going to build. Amazing, right?
### Assembly instructions
Follow the build instruction [here](https://catsandsolenoids.eu/catbot/v4/)
### Coding fun
1. Power On Self Test - LED. Ensure everything is working
2. Spin Up - Turn the platter with a servo.
3. Pan & Tilt - Become master of the horizontal and the vertical.
4. Fire the Laser - WARNING: May attract cats.
5. Remote control - Cats over IP.
```
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```
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<a href="http://nodebots.io">
<img src="http://nodebots.io/img/nodebot.png" width="175">
</a>
Built by robots and:
- [Cats and solenoids](https://catsandsolenoids.eu/)
- [@Nodebots of London](http://www.meetup.com/NodeBots-of-London)
Made with <3 and lasers for [LXJS 2014](http://2014.lxjs.org/)
[1]: http://nodeschool.io/
[2]: https://github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five