Technology

RC Bristlebot

RC Bristlebot

From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Maxster is working on a remote-controlled bristle bot prototypes. – made with wowwee dragonfly guts. on the controller the throttle controls the vibration and the left/right joystick makes a weight shift left to right to make it turn. A sharper version of this is 3rd on my project list. […]

Arduino beats

Arduino beats

Sebastian’s Arduino beat code could be a good starting point for those interested in the blue board’s rhythmic applications – Today i have been working on a sample-based drum machine for the Arduino. At the moment, bars and patterns have to be programmed into the code manually. However, i am hoping to expand upon this […]

Air on the EeePC

There’s a good post on the O’Reilly Rich Internet Application blog about running Air under Linux on the EeePC: Adobe recently released the first public alpha version of the AIR runtime for Linux on labs. This is great news! I felt compelled to “geek out” with it, and was able to get AIR running on […]

Pneumatic exoskeleton makes lifting a breeze

Pneumatic exoskeleton makes lifting a breeze

This soft pneumatic powered exoskeleton uses electronic components to control the flow of air which transforms the burden of weight and kinetic actuation into an easier hurdle for the wearer. Unlike previous versions, this one is light, portable, and low-power and only activated when muscle assistance is needed. Pretty nice way to perform better in […]

Active learning robot

Active learning robot

A team of folks have developed this iRobot Create (former Roomba) project for engaging kids in learning basic programming skills and logic. Byron Lahey, Natalie Freed, Alex Kim and Camilla Jensen write: Our robot recognizes “command tiles” placed in view of its mounted camera and acts accordingly (“turn left,” “stop,” “go in the direction of […]

Closet workbench

Closet workbench

From the MAKE Flickr photo pool With seemingly no place left to work on his electronics projects, Adam turned his office closet into a stealthy concealable work area – neat idea! Now let’s see a fume extractor in there, eh? – Uncluttering with a Closet Workbench & photos Related: Simple workbench AND MEGA WORKBENCH ROUND […]