Kits

Review: Microbric Viper kit

Review: Microbric Viper kit

Steve from Robots.net writes – “Microbric Pty Ltd of Australia offers modular robotic kits that allow the construction of a wide range of autonomous mobile robots. The modules are solderless, interconnecting parts built up on PC boards. Microbric recently sent us one of their Viper kits along with an add-on kit containing line-following sensors. The […]

Sun’s SPOT kit

Sun’s SPOT kit

OK, this isn’t Microsoft’s SPOT technology, it’s another one, from Sun and it’s all about sensors – “Sun Microsystems detailed on Monday a Java-based wireless-sensor development kit that it intends to sell to researchers, universities and hobbyist programmers.” – Link. Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT) – Link. Not related?: Microsoft’s SPOT (Smart personal […]

Balloon Popping!

Balloon Popping!

MAKE Flickr photo pool member caffeineslinger has a photo set of balloons popping via a high speed strobe flash photography from MAKE volume 04 – Link. Homemade Strobe Photography by Tom Anderson, Wendell Anderson. Take pictures of popping balloons, breaking glass, and water droplets. MAKE 04 – Page 102. More High-Speed Photos – With so […]