This is a nice little tutorial on building your own Arduino compatible breadboard. The heeart of the board is an AMTEL8 AVR and breakout board from SparkFun. It is a fairly easy build, but if you just want to jump right into programming pick up a completed version in the MAKE store! – Link
Controlling your curtains via a Wiimote is either laziness at its best, or a great solution for those with mobility issues. The curtains can be controlled from a wall switch, but even that could be problematic for some people. This could definitely be a great help for some people. – Link Related: Track fingers with […]
John Graham-Cumming posted an automated tool for detecting “Clone Tool” Photoshop forgeries. Photojournalism ethics issues (LInk, Link) aside, John had some ulterior motives: I was motivated to work on this program by greed (or at least my never-ending love of having a little flutter on things). Best of the Best runs spot-the-ball competitions in airports […]
Matt Mets made this simple servo-controlled walking bot which uses a Barebones Arduino to walk, one leg at a time. Source code included. – Link.
Randy made his own version of the Bristlebot, but with a speaker and pull cord. Excellent, and with renewable propulsion! I like the little resistor antlers/feelers – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a Bristlebot a tiny directional vibrobot made from a toothbrush! – Link. Bristlebot racing snail – Link.
Dishwashers are so last week. I want a Readybot! Not only will this robot clean the dishes, it will tidy up the whole kitchen and you don’t even have to give it an allowance. Hopefully this will become a reality soon, because I need one…NOW! – Link
You may know of Claytronics (aka programmable matter) – the use of reconfigurable nanoscale robots to form shapeshifting objects. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have proposed several basic robotic designs as possible foundations for claytronics, including: Planar catoms test the concept of motion without moving parts and the design of force effectors that create cooperative […]
