DIY Macro photography with disposable camera
MAKE pal greg from DIY Live shows how to do macro photography with a disposable camera – [via] Link.
Technology
Make an “Innerspace” loupe
Now writes – “Create a magnifying loupe to inspect your soldering, look at your hangnail or really small bugs, or just get up close in your buddy’s ear and pretend you’re Dennis Quaid cruising around inside Martin Short!!” – Link.
Parasitic Humanoid
This robot hitches a ride on people to get around – “The Parasitic Humanoid (PH) is a wearable robot for modeling nonverbal human behavior. This anthropomorphic robot senses the behavior of the wearer and has the internal models to learn the process of human sensory motor integration continuously, thereafter it begins to predict the next […]
HOW TO – iPaq controlled Roomba
Michael’s iPaq controlled Roomba how-to “Add an iPaq to your Roomba, take over the world! (or, well, maybe just your house). Part I in a series documenting my Roomba platform/swarm project.” – Link.
Robots In The ICU
From our pals at Robot Magazine – “Robots today play an important role in hospitals. Dr. Michael Black, a pediatrician who specializes in cardiac surgery, uses the RP-6 telepresence robot to visit a greater number of patients in a working day than was previously possible, and the quality of his care has been enhanced as […]
Take It Apart dot net
Neat site devote to taking stuff apart! “This site is a resource to be used by anyone who wishes to see — for any reason — how to take apart certain electronic devices.” – [via] Link. Pictured here – Sega Genesis take apart!
Motion sensitive LED throwies
The LED throwies are becoming a platform! RockyT has a variation using motion sensors – “Designed to be placed/thrown on moving targets, these throwies utilize a crude motion sensor.” Link. HOW TO – Make LED Throwies – Link. HOW TO – LED throwies with on/off tabs – Link.