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iPhone controlled Solar Powered Arduino Tank

October 3, 2011 by Chris
“Using the super awesome TouchOSC app for the iPhone connected to Processing for converting Open Sound Control signals into serial commands send out via USB to an Xbee...I am able to drive a small tank.”

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DIY Robot Spider (Eigenbau einer Roboterspinne)

September 26, 2011 by Chris
This little spider (only 6 legs!) uses some sensors and a Stamp (or PIC) to navigate its way about the world. The article describes how it was built and the custom software that accompanies the project. Also, the article is in german so if you're not a Deutscher/Österreicher/Schweizer be sure to google translate it.

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Design Different: Art Robotica

September 23, 2011 by Chris
“Art Bots are autonomous machines that paint or draw on a canvas, sheet of paper or a surface of some kind. Systems that utilizes this concept are currently used widely to create generative or algorithmic art. Some Art Bots that were created, walk around the surface of a canvas and paint a composition predetermined by the image or video they use as reference.”

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Single Motor Robotic Walker

September 14, 2011 by Chris
The design of this little robo-walker is as simple as it gets, which means that it is easy to understand how it operates and even easier to build. Using only one motor, some gears and ingenuity this article, pulled from instructables, shows you how to build your own four legged walker. The action video below also shows you what to expect from the finished robot (it's not on-par with imperial walkers, sorry >_<).

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Robotic Airsoft Turret

September 13, 2011 by Chris
If you were a fan of my Tupperware Turret then don't miss this revamp design of a Robotic Airsoft Turret. Using a similar, but different approach, this design combined servos and airsoft guns with some mounting hardware to create an awesome but potentially (non) lethal turret. Build details, pictures and action videos are included in the article.

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Computer Controlled – Chess Playing Robot

September 7, 2011 by Chris
A Chess Playing Robot? Hell yeah! In a great display of what one engineer can do with some spare time, here is an automated system that will play chess against you and probably even beat you. This type of robot bridges the gap between playing against a computer on your monitor and actually moving chess piece on a board in real life. See the website for documentation and source code.

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Omnidirectional Monocular Vision (SLAM)

August 29, 2011 by Chris
If you're interested in computer vision, here's a project that can give you some ideas for the limitations and capabilities that one person can achieve. This student built SLAM for his graduate thesis and the outcome is quite impressive. The project write-up has a lot of video demonstrations, pictures and details on how it was made and how it works.

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Automatic (Speaking) Piano

August 28, 2011 by Chris
This project is pretty crazy, some bored people in Austria made a piano that speaks english! It sounds hard to believe, but check out the demo video in the article and prepare to be impressed. There are also a lot of technical details for how it was built (PIC powered) and the software that drives the system.

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Robotic Winged Demon

August 26, 2011 by Chris
When Halloween time starts to come around again, it's always best to have the coolest and scariest decoration on the block. This project was posted in a forum and shows how a Winged Demon with animatronic movement was created. Not many specific details about it, but there's a lot of pictures and action video. Scary stuff!

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Animatronic Neck [DIY]

August 25, 2011 by Chris
And now to finish off Robotics Week strong: This week, we're adding an Animatronic Neck to the grand Animatronic Head that we've been building. A Pan and Tilt system will be used with 2 servo motors actuating the system. Pictures and demo videos document the construction and testing process for the final chapter in PyroElectro's robotics month.

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