# Introduce yourself! **URL:** \ **Category:** Introductions\ **Created:** [May 30, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://bristlemouth.discourse.group/t/introduce-yourself/25 "2023-05-30T21:04:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 20
**Author:** ![estackpole](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/bristlemouth.discourse.group/estackpole/32/23_2.png) [@estackpole](https://bristlemouth.discourse.group/u/estackpole)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://bristlemouth.discourse.group/t/introduce-yourself/25/20 "2023-07-16T01:44:51Z")
> [@Rongee](#): > > I apologize and will slink away in embarrassment. 🙂 But, there might be some synergies here between my/our project as well as my previous work on a diverse team building protocols for new systems, and what you folks are working on. Then again, I might just be cranky old fart who should stay out of the way of the youngsters. > > Anyway, that’s my story. I’m going to dig into whatever information I can find here until somebody tells me to go away. 🙂 I’ll try to be more brief in the future (but I probably won’t succeed). It’s great to hear from you, @Rongee! Oh man- seeing what’s down at 1000’ in Lake Michigan would be amazing. You’re certainly in the right place to talk about it. Although Bristlemouth has just launched and there are limited numbers of compatible modules so far, the thing that really excites me about it is that it can allow systems to be modular like you describe. Before I got into underwater stuff, I worked on micro satellites, and I remember how revolutionary the CubeSat standard was for the industry. Certainly, the hope is that Bristlemouth will help democratize access to underwater research in the same way. If you haven’t seen it already, I made a semi-functional [example of an AUV using this architecture](https://bristlemouth.discourse.group/t/bristlemouth-modules-for-underwater-vehicles/53/2), and I think it would be very possible to make an ROV using basically the same components, just configured differently. This would also be a great way for students to experiment with building underwater vehicles and equipment since the parts would basically go together like Lego. I’m already working on some other Bristlemouth modules so it would be great to trade notes on what types of devices you’d like to see first. I have a mechanical engineering background, so with you EE skills, I imagine we might be able to help each other! Thanks for the post, and excited to learn more about what you’re interested in. --- _[View the full topic](https://bristlemouth.discourse.group/t/introduce-yourself/25)._