Maker Faire Arduino project: MintyBot prototype 05/17/2010 This is the prototype of MintyBot, an Arduino robotics platform I've been working on. I'll be doing show-and-tell in the...
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: System assembly 05/17/2010 Things are getting exciting now in the Arduino Nerf sentry gun build! I've connected the main components together now --...
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Secondary Arduino enclosure 05/17/2010 I showed the enclosure for the primary Arduino in the previous post in my Arduino Nerf sentry gun build series....
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Primary Arduino enclosure 05/15/2010 For the primary Arduino enclosure, I started with a cast aluminum project box. It has a few holes in it...
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Making the stand 05/13/2010 I designed a stand to support the gun and the distance sensor, Arduinos, and firing circuit. Using some 20mm >80/20...
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Motorized mount 05/12/2010 What's an Arduino Nerf sentry gun without a sweeping rotation? I knew I needed to add some motorized rotation to...
Minimal Lego iPad stand 05/10/2010 The plot was to make the lightest, slimmer, and with the minimum lego pieces iPad stand. And the result is...
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Soldering the relay 05/10/2010 The next step in making my autonomous Arduino Nerf sentry gun is to move the relay circuit from the temporary...
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Relay firing circuit 05/07/2010 I'm building an Arduino Nerf sentry gun. In the previous post, I showed how I wired and mounted the trigger...
John Park in the Maker Shed: Ultrasonic distance sensor 05/04/2010 This video shows how I built an ultrasonic tape measure using an Arduino Duemilanove, a PING))) sensor, and a 7-Segment...