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Short Range Personal Radar
Posted February 7, 2008 by Chris
Being aware of your surroundings at all times is important. This Short Range Personal Radar project shows you how to build & program a multi-range radar device using off the shelf components.

The Wooden Menace
Posted November 5, 2007 by Chris
The Wooden Menace is a robotic arm made from hobby servos & (you guessed it) wood! It can be autonomously or remotely controlled.

The VGA Test Box
Posted September 26, 2007 by Chris
The Test Box is a primitive VGA controller that uses a µController and runs at 4 MHz. The µController outputs VGA signals; the monitor receives them & displays what is sent.
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