Gordon McComb, Father of Hobby Robotics, Has Passed Away

18 Sep 2018

I had just found this out but Gordon McComb who has authored numerous books on building hobby robots passed away from a heart attack on September 10th. I still have that original Robot Builder's Bonanza boot along with others I have collected over the years. His books and writings provided great projects and techniques that an individual hobbyist could use to build home made robots. He'll surely be missed.

https://makezine.com/2018/09/14/gordon-mccomb-father-of-hobby-robotics-has-passed-away/

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shabaz over 6 years ago

Oh, that's sad news : (
I still have his 'Gadgeteers Goldmine - 55 Space age projects' book, it was really inspiring to read back in the days, the projects really were futuristic and probably attracted a lot of young people to experiment with electronics. That book was the inspiration for me and a friend to try making a laser light show for a school fashion show.. we based it on one of his experiments in the book.
tariq.ahmad that's a really nice idea.
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tariq.ahmad over 6 years ago

Wasn't familiar with him but I am perusing through some info on him and from what I can gather he did a lot to make electronics accessible to a more inclusive audience.

Perhaps, his life's work could be focus of a future project competition in his honor?
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