Hardware in the Trenches: The SIWES Logs

Engineering theory looks perfect on a whiteboard; reality is a burnt microcontroller, complicated wiring, fixing bugs at 3 AM, and the constant tension between building what you want and what you can afford. This series follows a Mechatronics engineer’s day-to-day battle to design and manufacture complex robotic systems including edge-AI drones and holonomic bases while navigating the chaotic realities of hardware development.