Date: October 26, 2023
Author: Shahrear Abedin Bhuiyan
Okay. So. I made a website (Congratulations to me 🎉).
Not just any website—a blog. For robotics. Which means I have voluntarily signed up to do two things that require brain power:
- Actually build robots (the fun part).
- Write about building robots (the part where I realize my English teacher was right about “communicating ideas clearly”).
Hi! I’m Shahrear. First-year Mechanical Engineering student at BUET. Future robotics enthusiast (okay, present robotics enthusiast, but “future” sounds more dramatic 😭). And apparently, now a blogger ✍️.
If you’re here from the Roborear YouTube channel, first of all, thank you for watching me panic on camera. Second, welcome to the place where the panicking continues, but with more words and fewer jump cuts.
Why Am I Doing This?
Good question. I ask myself that every time I try to sleep at 3 AM after staring at a line of C++ code that refused to compile for six hours 🤯.
The truth is, I love robotics. Like, genuinely love it. The mechanical part makes sense to me—gears, linkages, structures, things that move. That’s my comfort zone. That’s the “Mechanical Engineering student” part of my brain.
But then you add the electronics. And the programming. And suddenly your beautiful little gearbox is connected to a microcontroller that’s screaming error messages at you in a language you barely speak, and you realize… oh. This is harder than I thought.
And that’s exactly why I’m doing this.
The Roborear Vibe
I started Roborear (the YouTube channel) because I wanted to document the journey. Not the “here’s my perfect robot doing perfect things” journey—the real one. The one where I buy the wrong motor driver (I actually did). The one where I forget to check voltage ratings and something starts smoking 🚬. The one where the robot finally moves 🎉… backwards 😭.
I’m not a professor. I’m not a PhD candidate. I’m literally a first-year BUET student who still gets excited when an LED blinks on the first try.
So if you’re expecting professional, polished, “here’s my thesis on inverse kinematics” content… uh, you might be in the wrong place 🙏. (But stick around anyway—I’ll get there eventually. Maybe 🤲.)
If you’re expecting someone who’s figuring it out as they go, making mistakes, learning from them, and sharing everything—mistakes included—then welcome home.
What This Blog Is Actually For
YouTube is great for showing stuff. “Look, the robot moved!” “Look, the sensor worked!” “Look, I accidentally glued my finger to the chassis! 😬”
But YouTube isn’t great for depth. It’s not great for sharing the research paper that made something click. It’s not great for explaining why I chose that specific motor, or how I calculated that gear ratio or where I found that random STL file that actually worked.
That’s what this blog is for.
Here, I can:
- Geek out about mechanical design stuff (because BUET has already turned me into a gearhead).
- Share resources I find useful (because googling “how to robot for beginners” gave me 47 different answers, and I want to save you the headache. The Git repositories and STL files components list everything).
- Document failures in embarrassing detail (so you can learn from them, or just laugh at me—both are acceptable).
- Connect with people who are also confused but excited (the best kind).
What’s Coming?
Honestly? I don’t fully know yet. And that’s kind of the point.
I want to build stuff. Simple stuff at first—maybe a line-follower, maybe a robotic arm that can pick up a pen (drawing is optional). Then gradually harder stuff. Eventually? Who knows. A robot that can bring me chai? That’s the dream.
I’ll be sharing:
- Build logs (what I used, how I messed up, what I’d do differently).
- Cool research (papers, videos, random forum posts that saved my life).
- Mechanical deep-dives (because I’m an ME student and statics is slowly taking over my brain).
- The occasional rant (why are JST connectors so hard to crimp??).
A Quick Note to End This
If you’re also a student, a hobbyist, someone who’s scared to start, someone who started and broke something—hello. You’re my people.
Robotics is intimidating. There’s math. There’s code. There’s soldering (which I’m still bad at). There are a million ways to fail.
But there’s also that moment. You know the one. When you press the button, and the thing you built actually does what it’s supposed to. For one glorious second, you forget about the 47 failed attempts, the burnt components, the confusing forum threads. You just think:
I made that.
And that feeling? That’s why we do this.
So let’s do this together.
Welcome to Roborear. I’m Shahrear. Let’s learn stuff. Let’s break stuff. Let’s build stuff.
P.S. If you’re also a BUET student (or any student), figuring out robotics—hit me up. Misery loves company. Success loves it more.
P.P.S. If you’re a recruiter reading this… yes, I’m very professional. Please ignore the part where I admitted to gluing my finger to things. I’ve grown since then. Probably.