# Foojay Podcast #2: Embedded Java -- Robots and FX

> Foojay podcast, with James Gosling, Java creator, embedded enthusiast, distinguished engineer of AWS GreenGrass, formerly at Liquid Robotics.

- URL: https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-2/
- Published: 2021-07-22
- Authors: Erik Costlow, Frank Delporte, Johan Vos
- Categories: Foojay, Pi4J, Podcast


Foojay community members and beyond discuss embedded Java:

* [James Gosling](https://twitter.com/errcraft), creator of Java and embedded enthusiast. Distinguished engineer of AWS GreenGrass and former Liquid Robotics, an autonomous ocean vehicle powered by water.
* [Frank Delporte](https://twitter.com/FrankDelporte), engineer with Toadi, an autonomous lawn-mowing robot (no wires) and Pi4J contributor of Raspberry-pi based robots.
* [Johan Vos](https://twitter.com/johanvos), founder of Gluon, helping make fully cross-platform applications where a single JavaFX codebase runs natively on embedded, iOS, Android, PCs, and browsers.
* [Erik Costlow](https://twitter.com/costlow/), developer relations for Contrast Security, locating security flaws in backend systems. Developer of home fuel/gas sensors.

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## Podcast Apps

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* [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/6CpTfgn9LirzJGAtc4ICdQ)
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* And most others...

## Topics

* [Java in Education: Combining Java with Rasperry Pi and the Pi4J Library](https://foojay.io/today/java-in-education-combining-java-with-raspberry-pi-and-the-pi4j-library/)
* Discussion topics including:
  * How Java was used in the ocean and how it makes complex problems possible.
  * The speed of garbage collectors versus the speed of shark attacks (GC wins).
  * Quick prototypes with Raspberry Pi, scaling through AWS GreenGrass.