Welcome to TechBitar, a personal log of my custom-built DIY electronics, hardware hacking, and open-source robotics projects. The tutorials and code featured here were originally developed and published between 2011 and 2014, primarily focusing on Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Bluetooth communications, computer vision (OpenCV), and sensor integrations.

Note: All of these hardware builds, Android apps, and embedded C++ scripts were created entirely from scratch—long before the advent of generative AI coding assistants. They are the result of pure, manual hardware hacking, reading datasheets, and trial and error.

I'm Mike Hazim Bitar, an IT professional, electronics maker, and STEM educator. My geeking journey began with a Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo), where I cut my teeth on BASIC and Assembly for the Motorola 6809E. Over the years, my tour of duty has included Texas Instruments, Oracle, Intelsat, Rackspace, and freelancing. I was also the founder of PIN13 Protospace, where I had the privilege of meeting and mentoring some of the leading Maker talents in the region.