User:Earthshine

'Grumpy Old Man'

If you are a fully paid up member then you are entitled to 10% off in my store Earthshine Electronics. Talk to me for the details. I can also bring parts to the space, saving you the P&P costs.

Mike McRoberts. Known as 'earthshine' on the Hackspace IRC channel.

Arduino guru (or likes to think so).

Author of "Beginning Arduino" from Apress. Available on Amazon and in all good bookshops.

Runs Earthshine Electronics which specialises in bits and bobs for Arduino enthusiasts.

Videos of cool stuff i've done with Arduino's

Other hobbies include motorcycling, sailing, astronomy, astrophotography and video production.

Email: mike@earthshineelectronics.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheArduinoGuy

Twitter: TheArduinoGuy

Available for Arduino Workshops.

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Arduino Workshops so far:

London Hackspace - 22nd & 23rd January 2011

London Hackspace - 19th & 20th February 2011

London Hackspace - 14th & 15th May 2011

London Hackspace - July TBA

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Currently Working on....(in the rare moments I have some free time)

High Altitude Balloon Project - Flight Computer, RTTY Transmitter, Temp & Pressure Sensors, GPS transmission and logging, photography and video.

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Project Wishlist

Here are some things I want to start work on when time permits:

Quadcopter for Aerial Photography

UAV (winged) for Aerial Photography

All Terrain Segway

Some kind of autonomous robot

Balancing robot using single ball (no wheels)

DIY Laser Tag game

LED astro constellation 'artwork'

Layzor cut version of my "Skyline Lamp"