Thanks a ton to my secret santa for the Adafruit motor shield.

I'm a 23 year old who just started college. I'm studying mechanical engineering, and I am really into designing things.

I've been learning to use these things called arduinos in my EGR 105.

they're these tiny micro controllers that let you control a million different things. You can get a million different sensors and components for them.

I enjoy them so much that I've started working with them outside of school. my current projects I'm working on are: a tiny mp3 that interfaces into my ski jacket, and a smartphone control for an HVAC system. I'm also building a basic robot in class that navigates its way out of rooms.

with the new motor shield I received I can do a million different projects, though I think I'll end up making a quadcopter with it.. I won't be able to afford the rest of the copter until schools out in spring, but it should be an awesome project this summer and I'll be sure to post the results