One of the most exciting developments to emerge out of the maker community is the growth of robotic prosthetics. Robots that play games, throw balls, and follow lines around a room are neat, but it’s great to see the development of robots that do something useful, like improving the lives of people who’ve lost their hands.
The “Drawdio” Musical Pencil is a classic project that continues to inspire people to make. It’s fun and easy, and can be assembled in just a few hours once you’ve gathered all the parts needed. See various builds by four makers, including one person’s first electronics build ever.
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With the popularity of gesture controlled devices like the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Kinect, and Playstation Move showing no signs of slowing down, it’s clear that individuals playing games want to be more physically involved and interact in ways like never before. This increase in physical activity has helped to break the stigma of some games turning us into “couch potatoes,” but is there more of a therapeutic benefit to this type of interaction? I believe there is.
In this episode of “Projects with Ryan Slaugh” I highlight using the Arduino Mini with the FTDI Friend. Normally, using an Arduino is as simple as plug and play into your USB. With the Mini, however, you need to use the FTDI Friend. The Friend itself is a simple device that converts USB to serial that can […]
We’re deep in the middle of our Urban Sensor Hacks program (live hangout today!), and we thought we’d highlight some great sensor-related projects that you can try at home, so you can start exploring the world of DIY sensing.
Vessels is a robotic art installation consisting of fifty autonomous robots floating around in a pool and interacting with their fellows using a variety of sensors.
