This Maya Robot is the beginning of a cool robot. Maya is a 3D modeling program that allows you to build virtual models and then manipulate them. This robot allow the virtual world to move into the real world.
Have a look at the video below for a cool tour of the Google Zurich Office. You can get three gourmet meals a day, have a workout with a personal trainer, play a game of pool, get a message and slip into a theme meeting room to learn about project updates. There may even be a bit of time left to get a bit of work done. I wonder
You may remember the Paintball Sentry Gun that we featured last year. Well the team over at The Sentry Project has not been resting, the new version of the gun software is now available on Ebay and it looks very impressive. It was very sensitive and precise before but have a look at the videos, it has been tweaked to improve the results! I wish I owned a junkyard,
This Puff Robotic Fire Fighter is a nice mix of sensors and motors. The sticker job does a great job in making the robot look like something out of a toy box. The panic mode is cool, just like a human it has a fight or flight instinct! "Puff is able to Put out Fires – He Scans his Head to find the Flames – he orientates towards the
I did some looking around after posting about this cool Bottle Cap Tripod and found a DIY Bottle Cap Tripod version that is right along the lines of what I would make. "Master parts list: 1 1/4-inch Stainless steel washer 1 1/4-20×1 1/2-inch stainless steel pan head machine screw 1 1/4-20 Bar Knob 1 1/4-20 stainless steel lock nut 1 lid from a 20oz bottle Tools required: Drill with
This is a great camera tripod idea. I don’t think I would buy one for $11 but for about $0.50 I could get a nut and bolt from Home Depot and screw it into an old screw cap and throw that into my camera bag. It wouldn’t have the nice swivel capability but a few napkins under the pop bottle could get the elevation that you are looking for.
The world is a big place and we often see similar projects come up. This RFID Cat Tracking Project called CATaLOG (get it 🙂 ) is very similar to the RFID cat tracking project that we saw recently. You can now track real time activities of two households of cats on the internet using Twitter! To see the Twitter results for Bobbin and Tuffin go here, for the simply
