Author Archives: clipboard

This week, I had the great pleasure to give an introductory seminar on the Arduino at Autodesk.  Autodesk is a sponsor of Artisan’s Asylum, and they have donated some fantastic design software. The folks at Autodesk are smart (in fact, … Continue reading →

Some new photos of the ‘Delay’ piece were posted here.  The installation looks amazing; I was glad to be a part of it.    A video on it is being put together as well; it will be posted as soon as … Continue reading →

Last year, I helped build the controls for a kinetic light painting. It reappeared at First Night 2015 again, this time with some upgrades. Here are some photos of the system, showing more detail. Again, it was a great hit.

A colleague of mine was asking about cheap ways to measure water flow via non-invasive methods in a pipe. The ultimate goal was to see if water flow into a house could be detected. He was concerned about small water … Continue reading →

Good sources of what is happening in the world of engineering and controls are free trade magazines. These are some good ones that can give you an idea of what is going on in the field. Many a time you … Continue reading →

This recent article says a great many interesting things. Of all the things that jumped out at me, it was #2, “computer geeks are not control experts.” Yes, modern controls encompass a lot of computers and sometimes a bit of … Continue reading →

‘Delay’ (the official name of the piece that used XBee radios, Arduino, and some motor controllers) made its debut in Trondheim, Sweden; Clipboard Engineering was responsible for a large part of the controls (and corresponding documentation, of course). See here … Continue reading →

I was interviewed for the MakerTale podcast. Listen to it here. It gives a good overview of my background, and part of how Clipboard Engineering came to be.