Expired: Who wants a free Arduino?

Hi Drew,

First off, i'm incredably jealous to hear you were able to attend the event itself!

I've just joined the community here on element14 and am keen to become an active member.

The reason why i'm interested is that in the coming year my university project is to design and develope and ardunio control system for an autonomous quadcopter. This project has had a high interest in the engineering department and.. if all goes well, could end up being on the cover of next years prospectus!

I've had some experience with ardunios from the recent construction of my prusa mendal 3D printer, but having almost finished that and considering my knowledge was limited to what I found in tutorials- i am really looking for a basic starter kit for use with this next project to help build my knowledge!

I'm based in the UK however, but you can rest easy knowing it will go to a good cause!

Thanks, James.

That sounds like an amazing event!

What I want to know is if you carry blue and orange markers around just so you can write "element14" properly on name tags

ps, I like how the Arduino board has the Make: customization on it.

pps, Someone at element14 gave me an Arduino Nano a few years ago, and I'm so grateful! It opened up so many opportunities (at the time I was using much more difficult to use dev boards). So I hope this does something similar for whoever receives your generous gift! I have since then bought a handful of them, so I'm not asking to be in the draw - just being chatty

Cheers,

-Nico

Hehe, I'm not that well prepared.  The workshop staff had all the sharpie colors

And that's good to hear that element14 helped interest you in Arduino.

Drew

I'd like to put my hand up not for me, but one of the 8 pupils I'm about to introduce to Arduino.

I usually set a challenge, and having a prize (a special one at that) encourages them even more.

I'll PM you a link to last years efforts.

I like the idea of the special pens though, it should be standard issue....

Thanks

Mark

HI Drew.

1: Drew you are incredible generous

And I will like to intend this contest because my first Arduino UNO died after I was Curios with my extra ATmega328p-pu so it too out my chip that was in my arduino and put in my other chip

so I don't have a arduino any more.

Hi, its awesome that you got to go to such a cool event, even better that you got a great swag bag. And to top it off youre being generous enough to give it away (and then Pay to ship?!). You are a great person that Im sure is doing wonders on many more fronts to expand this hobby. [/brown-nose]

Onto why I would love the chance to get in on this raffle:

I just got my first arduino and was using it to play around and make a few interactive toys for my son. This is awesome, but doesnt allow me to use the chip for what I wanted to do with it without dismantling his toy. Id love the chance to get my hands on another one of these to build out some more grown up projects on and learn a bit more about using arduinos. No shortage of ideas in my head, eventually one will be a dedicated aquarium controller, once I save the $600 for the probe kit (and learn quite a bit more about programming these things).

Thanks for your consideration, I hope whoever gets it is able to have a ton of fun with it!

Hi ,

I am intrested in the free arduino because i want to use it to further my understanding of microcontrollers.I am from Africa and i have been teaching myself about microcontrollers through online resources as that is the only means i can get to know about them.The only way i can buy an arduino is through online shops which often demand payment through a credit card or paypal account which i don't have any.If i am considered as the recepient of the free arduino it will go a long way to help me and also others around me which can spur a technological revolution in where i am from.

Hey Drew ,

                 I'm a student from the university of technology in jamaica , and it would great if i could have that arduino to incorperate in projects. Currently i would im organising a team to develop a cnc router and it would nice having that micro countroller to be the brains of the operation. If im selected ill be sure to update on the progress of the project if need be and so forth.

I'm a Programmer by Trade, But When my 7 Year Old asked to Build a robot, I wanted to jump Right In and help him realize that dream. With a large famiky And Disabled wife, I Don't Have Much Money, So I Turned To ebay and ordered an Arduino Mega. What I Got Was a Hiduino From China. For the most part it works, but one of banks of pins are mounted crooked and shields will not fit right. Not being able to Spend The Money On Another, I Am Forced To use jumper wires To Connect Shields. a Genuine Arduino, Would make Things a Lot Easier. -Harry Delien

Hi,

I hope i'm not too late

im quite new to the world of microcontrollers and have recently started learning how to use the atmega8

so far i have completed a couple of minor projects.

but recently i have been hearing lots about the arduino and as there is a large comunity supporting this

I thought that i would give it a try. at the moment im a bit skint

so hopfully you could help

kind regards

Mike,