Robot takes cue, learns to play pool
The folks at Willow Garage taught their p2r robot to play pool.
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Augmented Reality Pool / Pool Playing Robot
Deep Green, the pool-playing robot from the Robotics & Computer Vision lab at Queen’s University has been making the rounds on other websites recently. Its robot arm uses a huge gantry to move anywhere over the table, and then a special cue stick tool to hit the ball. It’s hugely impressive, but the size and […]
How to: Make a mermaid tail
A few weeks ago my daughter made a mermaid tail at her friend’s birthday party. It was a fun project, and swimming at the pool is a whole different experience now. In her notes on the video, Sasha says that she got the swim/dance wear material at her local fabric store.
Pool noodle chair
Here’s a chair made out of furniture-grade birch plywood, pine dowels, cast aluminum, and pool noodles for the cushions. Four Square Chair
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Found: High powered railgun [above, top-left] Rumble TV [above, top-right] Tiny optotouch [above, bottom-left] Lo-fi loop machine [above, bottom-right] A fresh batch of rick rolls Tootsie Roll Flash drive Surface mount hotcakes Custom K3YB04RD
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool RC Bristlebot [above, bottom-right] Metal cylon helmet [above, top-right] Arduino spectrum analyzer in development [above, bottom-left] Solar pendulum Closet workbench [above, top-left] Panoramic video experiment Brain machine shades
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool A few projects covered this week each hailing from distinct areas of the maker spectrum. Keep-a-postin’ – looks like there’s some really cool stuff incoming for next week as well! LED birthday candle See-thru laptops Drawbot corral APC + cracklebox DIY Lathe chip guard
