Jeff has some cool projects going in the Arduino space, notably SAMI, his Semi Annoying Mechanised Intruder that is a wheeled robot based on Arduino hardware that has various sensors. Watch a video of SAMI here...
Jeff recently adopted the code I created to draw Lissajous figures using WPF on a bitmap buffer to show the ping returns from the ultrasound sensors on his robot.
For me, these sorts of projects are the most facinating. Sitting in a technology space such as Windows or Mac or iPhone or Arduino is one thing but when we can so easily merge and fuse these technologies, especially in the context of the maker and hobbyist culture, we begin to see the possibilities of what a hands on approach to tech can provide.
I really think that the computer revolution is coming full circle because the availability of development equipment that would have cost thousands just a few years ago can be had for literally a few tens of dollars or sometimes for free today.
Interest in hands on programming, repurposing and reprogramming is rising amongst tech savvy young folks again. I can see exiting times ahead for innovation and understanding in the years to come.
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