Another class I’m taking this term is Gadgets, Sensors, and Human Activity. I’m excited for it because it’s a great introduction into electronics, machine learning, and physical computing. The first set of mini-projects progress through making a series of gadgets using Arduino. The first gadget in the sequence is below.

The progression of gadgets we make in this first set of mini projects introduces the class to different forms of controlling these simple machines. First we start with a button, then we expand the button into an analog dial, then we add either a photo sensor or a heat sensor, then we add outputs like a speaker. It’s really amazing how quickly I can get this stuff up and running.