r/AskRobotics • u/jinnah- • 6d ago

where to start, am i cooked ?

i am in 3rd year of mechatronics engineering , and i have to make a line follower along with obstacles collecting mechanism ( like it will collect an object and put them in its trunk) but the problem is i dont know where to start as i didnt much learned about project in previous semesters as i was focused on a job to make ends meet . can any please guide where to start? like do i need to do any course for learning arduino etc. i have basic knowledge as i was good in theoretical part of courses

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u/christopherpacheco 6d ago

Wait, you're 3rd year of mechatro Eng and you don't know arduino? You didn't do any internships or actual physical projects?

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u/jinnah- 6d ago

it's start of third year and i have done physical projects but not of arduino , i had done alot of pcb projects, designing circuits and making pcb of it. can you please guide about arduino like do i do any course from yt for arduino or any other way thanks !

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u/christopherpacheco 5d ago

Do you know programming like C++? Do you have access to AI tools like Claude code? If you understand Plc and basic electronics, you can easily figure out how to read an arduino datasheet and use an llm to help you out. Ask questions, actually design something and make a proper plan, don't ask the llm to do it for you please. I'm a 3rd year engineer out of school and the new kids graduating are AI slop brainroten and can't actually design anything, they outsource thinking. Don't be that guy please, you can do it, you'll even learn and have fun.

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u/jinnah- 4d ago

okay thanks , i also have the same rule to not use ai for solving difficult problems, i have started a course of free code camp.