One of my friends is a fan of the Green Lantern, and he thought it would be cool to have a glowing ring that charges when put inside a lamp. I realized that I already had something similar in my Upgraded Indestructible LED Lantern project, so I decided to build it.
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Add touch sensors which trigger audio tags. This helps visually impaired people find their way around a new device. Or you could make an educational toy to help Junior learn what things are called. Or you could add a warning to ‘keep off’ your stuff! Or…. Please note: I copied and modified the Android code […]
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Adding CdS photocell sensors to your Tiny Wanderer robot allows it to see a spectrum of light that is similar to what humans perceive. With two sensors, the robot can monitor two directions for light level differences and be programmed to either turn to or to avoid high light levels. In this guide I will […]
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BEAM robot building techniques allow you to build fun and simple little robots with lots of room for stylizing. BEAM robots can move anywhere from a fraction of an inch to a couple of feet, depending on how big their capacitors are. You can also use batteries. For these two projects, we’ll use what’s known […]
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The robot-headed valentine box is basically a cardboard box that has a few electronics inside. This is perfect for a valentine box, especially for kids. You just put the valentines through the mouth, and access them at the back. This is also a very fun craft to do so let’s get started.
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The Tiny Wanderer robot is meant to be played with. After you have explored the two IR sensors that come with the kit, it is time to try new robot behaviors and sensors. To let your robot wanderer around your house, it needs to be able to detect and react to obstacles in its path. […]
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This fume extractor is based on the mini fume extractor that was made by Marc de Vinck. This is basically a fume extractor mounted onto a third-hand tool. In other words, this is just a thing you can do with the mini fume extractor. If you want a fume extractor to be 1-5 inches away […]
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