As if I don’t have enough hobbies already (rock climbing, running, developing person app projects and my beloved motorbike), I took it on myself to dable into engineering. I’ll put it out there that I’ve only just learned what a resistor and a capacitor is. The only thing I’ve got going for me at this level is logic thinking.
My journey as a software developer came about because I’ve always loved the idea of making a robot — even something really simple. Just to begin to gain an understanding at what goes into making stuff move. The big question for me is — how do you turn/rotate something around and know when to stop. I know it’s a numbers game but for me to answer that would be amazing.
The Hardware
A colleague had suggested I looked at the Ardunio since that’s a really practical board, especially for getting on my feet. He’s a seasoned veteran when it comes fidgeting with hardware and making cool stuff!
I started with a bumper back from Temu which looks great. I spent £30
I brought:
- Ultrasonic sensor module (£1.70)
- Ardunio Uno R3 board (£5.39)
- A box of resistors, capacitors and LEDs etc.
The Arduino was refunded since it wasn’t official (shock!) and couldn’t be programmed. Using the Arduino IDE, I couldn’t upload a script to it. I later resorted to buying an official one from Amazon.