You can easily solder together the tinyCylon kit yourself, or you can buy one already assembled & tested, and jump right into the world domination stage of your evil plan. Not into Cylons? *gasp* Then maybe a Lux Spectralis or WeeBlinky might be a good choice? If you do like Cylons, don’t forget to check […]
Bzzzzrrrreeeeepehkhkhkhhhhhhhk! Build your own Noise Toy with this kit from electronic noise group the Loud Objects. Plug in your headphones and glitch out, or jack into an amp and play it as an instrument. These kits come with a custom-printed circuit board, a noise generating microchip from their live performances, two buttons for modulating the […]
The complete build process, including lots of pictures, can be found on makezine.com.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/01/howto_tuesday_valentines_led_display.html
This week I am going to be making the Open Heart kit from the Maker Shed. The Open Heart kit uses a technique called Charliplexing for lighting up the LEDs. Why? Well, Charlieplexing allows you to control each LED’s state individually. All you need to do is create a simple program and upload it to the Arduino and you have a really cool animated LED display. Check out makezine.com for all the details of the build.
Check out makezine.com for the complete build.
I made this scorpion toy with a Twitchie Robot Kit. I’m really afraid of scorpions where I live in Arizona, so I thought a friendly toy would help me get used to them. I made his plush body from some fabric I had around, aiming to make him look like an Arizona bark scorpion, which are tan/yellowish/translucent. Twitchie is Arduino powered and comes pre-programmed, so it’s an excellent kit for beginners in robotics, because no programming is required! You can download and modify the code if you want, and it’s pretty light on the soldering, too. I’d recommend Twitchie for young makers (boys & girls, too!) interested in robotics or moving plush toys. You can buy the Twitchie Robot Kit in the Maker Shed:
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKTET2
Music is “At the Crack of Noon” by Shuutobi, http://shuutobi.com
It’s Tuesday again! This time I made a Danger Shield for my Arduino. You can read more about it at makezine.com
The LoL Shield for Arduino has Lots of LEDs! http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKJR3 music by Collin Cunningham
John Park of Make: magazine builds a fun audio playback device using an Arduino, VoiceShield, and 2-axis joystick from the Maker Shed http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKSKL3&Click=37845
