Pummer, in the wild
Spotted this nice pummer design on the BEAM Robotics Flickr pool. In the set, there’s a video of the pummer in its nocturnal mode. Pummer – sideview
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HexPummer Lantern – The Branbot Editon
One of my personal high points at Maker Faire was being presented with this custom-made Solarbotics HexPummer Lantern by Dave Hrynkiw of Solarbotics. I was really touched. The gift encodes tons of meaning for me. I’ve known the Solarbotics folks since the “radio days” of cyberspace. They were one of the first e-commerce sites around, […]
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HexPummer Lantern kits from Solarbotics
One of the new kit releases I got a big kick out of at Maker Faire Austin was the HexPummer Lantern from our compadres at Solarbotics. This is an add-on to their popular HexPummer, a kit version of a cool BEAM circuit that creates throbbing LED light that “PUMMs” when darkness falls and the circuit […]
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More Zach DeBord Pummers
Zach DeBord, who did the bots and photos in my Pummer, Dude! piece in MAKE Volume 08, and collab’d with me on the Vibrobots and Solar Roller pieces for Street Tech, has posted a bunch of new pics of his Pummers on his Flickr sets. 2006 BEAM Pummers More: MAKE Volume 08: Pummer, Dude! [Free […]
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Gorgeous Pummer
A BEAM Pummer, made with 16 BPW-34 Siemens Osram 1/8″ solar cells as the power source. Solar Engine 2 [via] From the pages of MAKE: Part robotic plant life, part techno-sculpture, these desktop toys are easy and fun to make, the pummer!. Here’s the free article, from the pages of MAKE 08 – Toys and […]
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Pummer pics on Make: Pool
Pummer pics, and brief vid, in the Make: Flickr Pool. Pummer gathering sun (3/4 right view) Related: HOW TO – Make a pummer – Part robotic plant life, part techno-sculpture Part robotic plant life, part techno-sculpture, these desktop toys are easy and fun to make, the pummer! – and hey, it’s Friday so here’s a […]
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