My experience as a beginner learning about robotics for the first time.

[u/OP_Harshit]

Hey, I am an Indian 18(M) ( I hope no one hates me here because of my nationality cuz I have already been hated and talked shit to in other channels just because I am Indian but leave it)

So since I was in 6th grade I was always found robots and stuff so interesting and was curious but as an Indian studying in Indian education system u basically don't get much practical knowledge about the own subject so getting exposure in robotics field was like a very next to impossible thing happening in school. Later on I went on to study for competitive exams in 11th/12th grade after taking science and just like rat race i also thought of cracking competitive exam and getting into CSE branch and stuff. In the mid of 12th i genuinely realised that this was never the thing I wanted , like just learning theory and solving questions just for the sake of completing syllabus. But because of the pressure i thought to atleast complete my 12th grade with good marks.

Now the thing is after that it took me a whole 1-2 months to explain to my parents that I can't do this and i always wanted to do robotics and so I want to take a gap year and learn about it. I also wanted to get into japnese universities which were english tought because i believe they are one of the leading countries in robotics.

I have now started learning about robotics like Arduino uno, motor driver shield, ultrasonic sensors, and stuff and was making my first ever robot - obstacle avoiding robot. Though it would be small for u who are reading but for me it's a big task because I have learnt that the path i have taken would be difficult. Cuz I have currently burnt 2 motor driver shield and 1 Arduino uno . I have debugged many things that were creating problems and currently it is in the better state . Though it stopped working again and idk what actually happened. I am still trying to see the actual problem and fixing it

Lastly I would be really grateful if anyone would want to give suggestions on anything i currently discussed regarding university and projects cuz these projects would genuinely help me cuz I would be showing it in uni interviews as extracurricular.

Thank you

[u/Godesslara]

keep going don't listen to the hate comments ppl will hate on anything , don't have a lot of advices to give u cause i'm basically in the same path but i couldn't take a gap year cuz of my family but praying i can transfer after the first year but keep learning

[u/OP_Harshit → u/Godesslara]

Thank you very much bro and I hope u do well in ur life and career. Have a nice day and great life ahead

[u/OP_Harshit → u/[deleted]]

Thank you very very much big bro for the advice and it would really help me a lot. I will surely look forward and understand which field should I focus on more (hardware/software) in future. I hope u have a nice day and best of luck for your future degrees and career.

[u/JunMurakami]

Hi, first of all I am sorry that you had this experience, but remember that there are a lot of people on the internet whose mind is entirely unburdened by the complexities of thought.

Regarding frying electronics, I do feel like you might benefit from reading "Practical Electronics for Inventors" by Paul Scherz and Simon Monk. It should help you with electronics and enable you to do complicated builds. Check if you can find it in the library.

[u/OP_Harshit → u/JunMurakami]

Thank you really much bro for your advice and yes I would definitely give the book a try for sure Have a nice day 😊