Maker Faire Arduino project: MintyBot prototype
This is the prototype of MintyBot, an Arduino robotics platform I’ve been working on. I’ll be doing show-and-tell in the Maker Shed Arduino area at this Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23.
Arduino
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Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: System assembly
Things are getting exciting now in the Arduino Nerf sentry gun build! I’ve connected the main components together now — primary Arduino, secondary Arduino, motor, and power for the gun (I decided to removed the six D cell batteries and power it from an AC-DC transformer).
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Secondary Arduino enclosure
I showed the enclosure for the primary Arduino in the previous post in my Arduino Nerf sentry gun build series. This is the enclosure for the secondary Arduino — the one that drives the MotorShield to sweep the Nerf gun back and forth. It’s a Chameleon case that I slightly modified with a nibbler so I could drop the board low enough to fit the Arduino, MotorShield, and ScrewShield.
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Primary Arduino enclosure
For the primary Arduino enclosure, I started with a cast aluminum project box. It has a few holes in it from a previous project, but that’s alright, consider it ventilation. I marked and drilled holes for screwing the Arduino in place, as well as three large holes on the side for wiring, USB access and power plug access.
Three Ways to Power an Arduino Off-Grid
Three Ways to Power an Arduino Off-Grid @ Voltaic DIY Solar! We get a lot of questions about how to run an Arduino off of solar panels. We decided to do a bit of testing and came up with three pretty simple ways to run an Arduino even if you aren’t near your computer or […]
LilyPad Arduino survey researches feminism and HCI
Alicia Gibb (NYCResistor and Bug Labs) is doing research on the use of the LilyPad Arduino in response to this call for Feminism in HCI out out by Shaowen Bardzell (Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing) and Elizabeth F. Churchill (Yahoo! Research), which will culminate in a special issue of Interacting with Computers . […]
Arduino Nerf sentry gun build: Making the stand
I designed a stand to support the gun and the distance sensor, Arduinos, and firing circuit. Using some 20mm >80/20 t-slot aluminum and connectors, I built this. It’s not really a tripod, but it started out that way, so that’s what I’m calling it.