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IKEA Dioder Hack 27 Aug 2013 | 11:43 am
“This Arduino based circuit is used for setting the RGB-channels of the IKEA Dioder LED list based on serial input. The serial input is provided by a Python script that converts HSV colors to RGB to p...
DIY Segway From Scooter Parts 26 Aug 2013 | 12:28 pm
“The main reason that I wanted to build a DIY Segway was simply because I wanted to see if it was possible. I also liked the idea of building something that strongly interacts with humans. I will now ...
Quadcopter UAV Project 24 Aug 2013 | 11:15 pm
“Recently I’ve been working on a quadcopter UAV project. The on-board electronic system includes 3-Axis Gyro, GPS/INS, AHRS, 5.8Ghz FPV transmitter, GoPro Hero camera and a small Gumstix computer.”
Ghost Writing Robot 23 Aug 2013 | 11:47 am
“We used two stepper motors to drive a steel ball scavenged from a ball-bearing…We also mounted a solenoid which raises and lowers a writing instrument. The device is meant to write on a sheet of pape...
ECE597 Project Sumo Robot 22 Aug 2013 | 10:21 am
“The goal of this project was to create a BeagleBoard-powered robot capable of competing in an autonomous sumo competition in the 3.0 kg weight class. A chassis was constructed of aluminum and an expa...
PiBBot – Robotic Balancer Project 21 Aug 2013 | 10:51 am
“This is a very early prototype, confirming that all the hardware works and the I can get the time of the main loop down to 20ms, which was easy. This prototype also helped me get my head around the c...
Android Controlled RC Vehicle 19 Aug 2013 | 09:19 pm
“In this article we describe the control crawler platform from any Android-device, as well as viewing real-time video and rotation control pan/tilt of IP-Camera. All hardware has remained virtually un...
Walking Aid For the Blind 19 Aug 2013 | 10:48 am
“Our final product – again non-commercial – is a pair of shoes attached with ultrasonic sensors on the sensing side. The information, obtained from these sensors, is used to form a virtual map of the ...
Robot Arm (that plays tic-tac-toe) 17 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
“In our project we made the arm the second player in the classic game of Tic-Tac-Toe to demonstrate its programmable repeatable motion. The arm consists of five servo motors, four to control the motio...
Robot Picasso: Building a Robot That Creates Art 16 Aug 2013 | 11:27 am
“Are you artistic? Do you enjoy creating art? Some may think that art is something only humans can make, but what about robots: can they be artistic? They can if you build them that way. In this robot...
