July 4, 2008

Name the Thing Contest - 53

  Congratulations to the winner for the last contest. The prize will help you to have a closer look at custom circuit boards, board repairs etc. This contest will run for one week (July 5 – July 11, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give

Robot Spider powered by a Javelin Stamp

  If you want to make a project that is a bit creepy, this Robot Spider is for you. It uses a powerful Parallax microcontroller so it could also be adapted for many other purposes. "Microcontroller: Javelin Stamp (with Ubicom SX48AC, Parallax) Sensors: 1x ultrasonic sensor (Deva-tech SRF04) 2x sensor with micro-switches Actuators: 3x Standard Model servos for the musculoskeletal 1x Micro servo to the pan of ultrasonic sensor "