HOW TO – iPaq controlled Roomba
Michael’s iPaq controlled Roomba how-to “Add an iPaq to your Roomba, take over the world! (or, well, maybe just your house). Part I in a series documenting my Roomba platform/swarm project.” – Link.
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Robots In The ICU
From our pals at Robot Magazine – “Robots today play an important role in hospitals. Dr. Michael Black, a pediatrician who specializes in cardiac surgery, uses the RP-6 telepresence robot to visit a greater number of patients in a working day than was previously possible, and the quality of his care has been enhanced as […]
Measuring the speed of light with chocolate chips
Matthew writes – “As any decent cook knows, microwaves do not heat evenly. In fact, this article explains that their heating patterns are relative to the speed of light! You can even measure the uneven heating of chocolate chips and solve for the speed of light.” – Link.
Super Grip your stuff with Plasti Dip
Here’s how to “Super-Grip” all sorts of things, including game controllers – [via] Link.
Take It Apart dot net
Neat site devote to taking stuff apart! “This site is a resource to be used by anyone who wishes to see — for any reason — how to take apart certain electronic devices.” – [via] Link. Pictured here – Sega Genesis take apart!
nano MAME Cabinet
Scott writes – “After getting MAME running on my iPod Nano, I decided to make a to-scale arcade cabinet for it. By scaling down a 19″ monitor to 1.5″, it meant that the cabinet was just a hair over 5″ tall. It is a fully functioning MAME cabinet, possibly one of the smallest ever made.” […]
HOW TO – Mounting a camera to your bike
Wolfprime writes – “I got this idea after seeing the bottle cap tripod. I have a small digital camera that also takes video. I figured if I mounted it on my bike I could record some of my trips. So I thought I’d share how I did it for less than $5.” Thanks Jake! – […]