Let’s talk shop safety!
We live in a world where safety can be over-emphasized in some situations and under-emphasized in others. Let’s talk about real-world shop safety to keep eyes, ears, and fingers in tact!
An Arduino is a single-board computer that was originally designed as an open-source prototyping platform, but has evolved into being a powerful unit capable of controlling a number of different devices, robotics systems, art creations, and everything in between. Just do a Google search for Arduino projects, and you'll see the overwhelming capabilities of this little PCB. "What does that have to do with machining?" You might ask.
Robots are cool. When I was a kid R2-D2 and Rosie were fabrications of a fantastic, future-like world. Now, BB-8 and Beamo are incredibly close to reality.
Robotics is hard, especially when you want to build something new and have to rely on outside shops or vendors for components.