Dan Royer
Founder at Marginally Clever Robots, Ltd
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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SeniorDan Royer is a multidisciplinary founder and engineer with 14 years of experience designing, building, and programming robotic systems, web applications, and games from concept to production. As founder of Marginally Clever Robots, Ltd and prior technology leadership roles, he blends embedded (Arduino, C/C++) and full-stack web skills (PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, AJAX) to ship hands-on hardware-software products and online businesses. His work spans manufacturing and calibration of 3D printers, electrical film-set projects, and cross-platform game/console development with OpenGL and FMOD, demonstrating a rare mix of mechanical, electrical, and software fluency. He’s driven by educational impact—building STEM kits and teaching tools—and ambitious robotics goals, including a commercial 6DOF arm and a large-scale hydraulic crab vehicle. Based in Vancouver, he combines entrepreneurial grit with maker curiosity, often exploring unconventional projects that bridge spectacle and engineering. A pragmatic tinkerer, he turns playful ideas into tested prototypes and revenue-generating products.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
English, French
Stackoverflow
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258reached
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Github Skills (200)
webots10
servo10
simulator10
firmware10
manipulator10
robotics10
github-desktop10
stepper10
atmel10
commercial10
hardware10
oauth10
esp3210
code-generator10
avr10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
MarginallyClever/ArduinoStarterKit
Jan 2015 - Aug 2019
Contributions:1 release, 18 commits, 17 pushes in 4 years 7 months
MarginallyClever/Skycam
Oct 2012 - Dec 2021
Moving a weight hung on four cables pulled by motors at the top corners of a box
Contributions:11 commits, 9 pushes, 11 comments in 9 years 4 months
skycamboxrobotspidercamcables
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