Posted August 26, 2013 by Chris

“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 provide a nice loop-around-effect. This is a replacement controller for the original IKEA Dioder RGB LEDs, and does not need modifications to the original PCB.”

Posted August 25, 2013 by Chris

“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 describe how I built it.”

Posted August 24, 2013 by Chris

“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.”

Posted August 22, 2013 by Chris

“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 paper…By using a mouse to control the robot, anyone can sit down and doodle remotely with it.”

Posted August 21, 2013 by Chris

“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 expansion board created to allow the Beagle to control the motors and connect to the sensors.”

Posted August 20, 2013 by Chris

“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 code and math needed to balance.”

Posted August 19, 2013 by Chris

“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 unchanged in the first project CxemCAR, changes were made Android-applications to work with the Wi-Fi IP camera.”

Posted August 18, 2013 by Chris

“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 surroundings.”

Posted August 17, 2013 by Chris

“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 motion and one to control the end effecter (gripper). The arm moves tic-tac-toe pieces onto a board for its opponent and itself to give the user interactive control over the arm.”

Posted August 15, 2013 by Chris

“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 robotics engineering project, you will build a robot that creates art. And who knows? Someday your robot art may be worth millions!”