Hexy the Hexapod now in the Maker Shed
What has 6 legs, 19 servos, an Arduino for brains, and ultrasonic sensor eyes? It’s Hexy the Hexapod robot from Arcbotics, and it’s available in the Maker Shed just in time for the Holidays.
Arduino
As the preeminent tool for makers, Arduino is a versatile platform that covers almost every type of creative making. With its simple-to-use coding language and fun programming concepts, Arduino enables users to create modern electronics with ease. From beginner level projects like flashing LED lights to more advanced builds such as interactive robots, there are an endless number of possibilities when it comes to building projects with Arduino. Whether you are new or an experienced builder in search of fresh ideas, these posts will provide interesting Arduino tutorials and unique ideas that may spark your creativity and motivate you take on any type of maker project!
Face-Tracking Lamp
Pinokio was created by Shanshan Zhou, Adam Ben-Dror, and Joss Doggett with Processing, an Arduino, and OpenCV. Lamp is an exploration into the expressive and behavioural potentials of robotic computing. Customized computer code and electronic circuit design imbues Lamp with the ability to be aware of its environment, especially people, and to expresses a […]
Speaker Design With Arduino and 3D Printers
Robert Scoble interviews Charles Sprinkle, a systems engineer at Harman, a maker of audio equipment. Sprinkle uses Arduino and 3D printing in the design, testing and improvement of new speakers at Harman. It is good to see real examples of the maker toolset in the workplace. (via Scobelizer channel on YouTube.)
How-To: Daisy Chain Arduinos via Serial
If you have a project that uses a bunch of Arduinos, how can you get them to communicate together? Scott Lawrence from The Geodesic Sphere shows us how to daisy chain multiple Arduinos together via their serial ports. He used this technique for his long-term Animatronic Avian project inspired by Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room. [via […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Arduino
If you want to buy a present for someone just getting started with Arduino, or create an exciting project that will bring a smile to any Arduino enthusiast, or even yourself, here is my list of great Arduino gifts.
Sean Hathaway’s Tweet-Speaking Radio
This modified Philco radio monitors Twitter and speaks tweets in real time.
What Should Kickstarter Do?
There’s a brewing dispute over a $157,571 fully backed Kickstarter “smARtDUINO: Open System by former ARDUINO’s manufacturer”. The Arduino team just posted some of the issues up (check out the comments as well) – some trademark, some about who/what may have, or may not have worked with the Arduino factory and how this Kickstarter was promoted to its backers. The big question is, what should Kickstarter do?