Force.com, Arduino, Ruby & Trains

The author wanted to create a system that would record data from the real world, analyze that data based on events recorded on the Force.com platform, and then automatically take actions based on that analysis.  And since he is also a train nerd, he decided model trains were a great way to try this out.

Author : Reid Carlberg

Source : https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/reid-carlberg/2011/11/weekend-projects-force-com-arduino-ruby-trains.html