‘Fly Electric’ – CD-ROM motors
Here’s how to make brushless motors from CD-ROM parts and use them as small model airplane motors – [via] – Link.
Robotics
Making a robot can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s the perfect combination of creativity, engineering and problem solving. However, if you’re just getting started in robotics, it can also be overwhelming. To make things easier for those who are just starting out, we’ve put together some tips and tricks to help makers bring robots to life! From the basics of assembling your robot to software implementation, these pointers will give you everything you need to get started on your robotic adventure!
Flame effects
Wow, check it out – Mikey (who made the RFID flame trampoline) has a blog for all the things going on in fire art & effects, great photos – here’s a cannibalized EKG machine hooked up to a fire ring, it pulses with your heartbeat – Link.
HOW TO – Put a scrolling LED display in your computer for less than $20
Fozz writes – “This is sort of an expansion & howto on my previous post of scroll a message on my cable box. I finally got around to building a new 8 digit display and mounting the whole thing in place of my floppy drive. The total cost for this project was less than $20. […]
Made On Earth — The Eye Aquatic
Cousteau and the undersea world. Cameron and Titanic. And now, Joe Reinhardt and Mike Fields and the depths of Lake Moraine in upstate New York.
Cup Draw
Here’s a low tech drawing cup project, might be fun to make a few dozens of these and let them loose – “Diane once taught a class in which a young student came up with the idea of attaching pens and a motor to a cup. Diane liked how the pens work as “legs” for […]
Artpainter – the painting machine
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Rautiocination writes – “Artpainter stands for adaptive resonance theory painter, also known as the painting machine. This device takes user input through a website and local tablet pc’s, which it then “learns” through system of neural networks. The machine then improvizes using what it has learnt.” – Link.
Robot fights @ Nerd Salon (photos)
Here are some photos from last night’s robot hacking/fighting event @ Nerd Salon. Thanks go out to the 111 Minna Gallery for the space and Jennifer / Annalee for putting it on…. Oh, special thanks to MikeK. We need to upgrade the firmware to have the bots violate their 3 laws, MikeK happen to have […]