Due to my excitement about using the Arduino hardware Accessory Development Kit (ADK) that Google gave me, I’m diving into Android development for the first time. Mind you, I’m not a programmer. I have experience developing MEL scripts for Maya (CG animation software) and Arduino coding, but these are both simpler environments than the full-blown […]
Heading up this week’s MAKE Flickr pool roundup is this absolutely beautiful shot of an absolutely beautiful Halo prop helmet from user Tsabo Tsaboc. Other highlights include a Joule Thief from Lenny & Meriel, a lovely handmade switch box from Flabby Boohoo, and a pretty amazing view of custom bicycle legend whymcycle’s backyard. Check it out.
Nathan Bergey’s ISS Lamp notifies him when the International Space Station is in transit over his location. It acts as a reminder of the wonder of what’s being accomplished by humans in orbit around Earth: The International Space Station (ISS) is a marvel of current technology and humanity. Sadly, we often forget it’s there. This […]
If you’re interested in building real-world robot swarms, the unit cost is everything. Reportedly, most commercial swarm bots cost $100 or more, sothis innovative design from Michael Rubenstein, Nicholas Hoff, and Radhika Nagpal of the Harvard’s Self Organizing Systems Research Group represents an order-of-magnitude savings over existing platforms. They call it “Kilobot,” and besides low cost, it is designed for rapid assembly (<5 min/unit) and group charging using plates that engage the top and bottom of the entire swarm at once.
The Red Blinky Grid, as seen on Wednesday night’s episode of Make: Live, is now available in the Maker Shed. The Red Blinky Grid is matrix of 56 LEDs that can display text and animations in a variety of ways.
We sold out of the Netduino Plus at Maker Faire and just got them back in the Maker Shed. The Netduino Plus is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The Plus also features an on board MicroSD slot and RJ-45 jack for Ethernet connectivity.
I’m crazy about this demo of direct servo control using an Android tablet and the Arduino-based ADK. Youtuber chrisjrelliot says “Build instructions are in progress and the code will be open-sourced shortly.” This is just the sort of thing that has me excited about Android ADK development.
