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The web is fast becoming the main means through which people interact with all sorts of technologies. With every new invention, users ask "but can it work with a browser?" With Web APIs, the answer is almost always yes; even to the question "can you fly a drone with a banana?"

In this talk, I show the audience the power of APIs and discuss a few cool experimental APIs. I do this by taking them through on a journey through my experience of trying to hack a drone and fly it with a banana.

If you're interested in all things web, custom controllers, Bluetooth technology and accelerometer-based controls or if you just like fruit and seeing silly applications of technology, this talk is for you.

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A conference talk from NDC London where a software engineer demonstrates five creative ways to control a drone using JavaScript and Web APIs: Node.js scripting, phone accelerometer, banana-based capacitive input via Makey Makey, hand gesture tracking with a Leap Motion sensor, and voice commands via the Web Speech API. The talk also covers Twitter/Slack integration for crowd-controlled drone flight. Beyond the demos, the speaker advocates for deliberate play as a learning strategy, arguing that experimenting with 'useless' technologies builds real skills applicable to professional work, and touches on web accessibility and human-computer interaction.

Flying a drone with twitter, bananas & Web APIs - Nhlanhla Lucky Nkosi - NDC London 2026