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Posted January 11, 2011 by Chris

Ultrasonic sensors are a good deal for the price and accuracy they output for range finding purposes. This project goes through how to use the range finding sensor with a PIC micro, outputting the range finding results on some 7-segment displays.

Posted January 10, 2011 by Chris

For those of you looking to build your own AVR programmer, here’s a DIY avr usb programmer that doesn’t require the FTDI chip at all. This is extremely helpful and cost cutting for anyone in the AVR world. Take a look at how this guy did it!

Posted January 9, 2011 by Chris

Ping pong ball lights are not as difficult to build as you might think. A normal strand of christmas tree lights combined with some tricky and ping pong balls yields these cool looking things. The project write-up has a step-by-step guide for building them yourself.

Posted January 8, 2011 by Chris

This is a cool little gadget that measures both your heart rate in beats per minute as well as the oxygen saturation of your blood. There aren’t any needles involed, everything is measured externally through the skin like at hospitals. Take a look at the project write-up to see how it was built.

Posted January 7, 2011 by Chris

Today’s project takes you through the process of building your own analog pressure sensor on the cheap. It’s a surprisingly simple build process. The write-up has detailed instructions, the parts list and shows you how to use it. Take a look!

Posted January 6, 2011 by Chris

Here’s a brand new PyroElectro tutorial! In the world of motion control and robotics, the stepper motor is king. They are low-cost and offer precise movements! This tutorial takes you through the process of building a simple yet versatile stepper motor controller board. It uses sturdy terminal blocks for input and outputs.

Posted January 5, 2011 by Chris

This website takes a thorough look at shape manipulation through a human-computer interface with our hands. The movement is surprisingly fluid and fun to watch. The project write-up has some example vids and source code available for inspection.

Posted January 4, 2011 by Chris

This mechwarrior was built for children’s amusement. However, I think one look at it and any geek adult would want to try it out as well. No real details, but by the sound of it, it is gas powered. Check out the action videos on the website.

Posted January 3, 2011 by Chris

The Moonbeam microcar is a super tiny car that you can build for not more than $2500. It has an impressive range (100 mpg) to go along with that impressive price. Check the website for detailed building instructions and parts list.

Posted January 2, 2011 by Chris

Here’s a very low tech way to make an awesome robot mask with an iphone. Using the iphone app ‘mouth off’ for a mouth that moves with what you’re speaking into it, this project write-up goes through step-by-step how to build and use the mask.