Computer-controlled Airsoft gun
This site has detailed instructions on how to turn a Mini XM-177 Airsoft rifle into a computer-controlled, servo-actuated gun. Robot Airsoft [via]
Toys and Games
Steampunk sonic rifle prop
Sonification Rifle by *VladislausDantes [Thanks, Patti!]
Swashbot and G-Dog size each other up at RoboGames
There’s an old jargon term I love: “technical butt sniffing,” which is when two geeks size up each others technical mojo. This vid brings a whole new meaning to the term, as two bio-mechanical critters, one dog and one crab, try to determine who has more DOF. [via]
R/C helicopter dragonfly mod
Here’s Crabfu’s latest quick and easy project to add a “dragonfly canopy” to a sub-micro helicopter. I-Wei does complain that the added weight was significant and really changed the flight dynamics. Sub Micro Helicopter Dragonfly
Uber Ultraman
Artomatic, the gargantuan art free-for-all (1000 artists!), recently closed in DC. I went five times and never saw all ten floors. One “trend” I saw in the art was the use of action figures, dolls parts, and toys in a lot of the work. One guy used the doors of vintage refrigerators, torn open as […]
More Wiimote monkeying with Johnny Lee
On Johnny Lee’s website, he discusses (and shows video off) his latest computer-human interaction research at Carnegie-Mellon using the Wiimote. In the above video, he gives a presentation on different types of flexible, foldable displays using the motion tracking of the Wiimote and IR LEDs (and projection) to simulate the displays. On his page is […]
Kinetic drawing bug
Arounna Khounnoraj has instructions for this clever motorized drawing bug at Bloesemkids.