Posted December 12, 2010 by Chris

Newer LEDs can now do all 3 base colors: red green and blue. This means with some creativity (PWM) we can actually make the led any color we want. This project write-up goes through how to do that with a microcontroller.

Posted December 11, 2010 by Chris

This box seems to be more of an electronic magic 8 ball than a fortune telling device, but no matter, it’s cool! Combine a micro controller, an LCD and some extra circuitry and presto, you have a fortune telling box! The project write-up has all the details, code and schematics to duplicate the project.

Posted December 10, 2010 by Chris

The robot ‘Loki’ is a type of protocol droid prototype. It has a laptop and pic at its core, along with 2 webcams for guidance through stereo vision and many other sensors. Take a look at the project write-up which has all the information about the robot.

Posted December 9, 2010 by Chris

If you’ve got a Wiimote laying around that you want to hack into, here’s a great walk-through of how it works and how to access all the cool sensor information. The write-up explains how the mote works and gives you some sample software for communicating with it. Take a look!

Posted December 8, 2010 by Chris

This ‘Seeker’ robot was originally designed to compete in DARPA’s Robo Magellan contest. It has all the standard features, along with some complex planning as well as 802.11 diagnostics information transmission. The project write-up has tons of pictures, the schematics and software.

Posted December 7, 2010 by Chris

This project shows how far control systems have come. Using omnidirectional wheels on top of a bowling ball the ultimate control system is created. It can balance with precision even with a 10kg brick placed on top of it. Check out the video demonstration of the robot in action.

Posted December 6, 2010 by Chris

Here’s a more professional RPV robot from cannibal robotics. Although the source code is lacking, there’s a lot of details about the robot and how it works. The multiple pictures of the robot tell the story of how it works and what is going on where.

Posted December 5, 2010 by Chris

Tele-presence robots are a new idea in DIY circles mostly because they’re better put to use in offices. This project shows you how to turn a netbook into a tele-presence robot. People will see your face and body through a camera and you can act naturally as if you were actually there. Take a look at the build process, its pretty cool.

Posted December 4, 2010 by Chris

The Holio robot was built to take a look down a hole that no man could fit into, basically a search and rescue themed robot. The result was a mobile, camera equipped robot. The project write-up shows you how to build your own and what you’ll need. There’s a lot of pictures to help you out, take a look.

Posted December 3, 2010 by Chris

Real proof that computers are becoming so small we can barely see, let along use them is this linux desktop cube. It’s no larger than an apple and yet can run linux just as well as any other desktop. Just get your hands on the hardware in the parts list and you can make your own!