Spiralbrain is building a cool robot that can see what is around it by using IR. The robot base is a RP5 Tracked Chassis which looks to be quite a versatile robotic platform. Is it just me or does it sound like a small angry dog when it slowly growls and inches forward, then gets frightened and lurches back. 🙂 The PIC 18F4550 code is sure to be available when
We featured a cool GPS Puzzle Box earlier this year that Markus built. It was based on a version that Mikal Hart created. Turns out there is quite a bit of interest in these GPS Puzzle Boxes, Mikal has since written a Make article which will be published in the Fall 2010 edition of the magazine. He has also been contacted by newspapers, movie directors and TV shows wanting to
Looks like the Martin Jetpack is getting closer to being available. With an anticipated price tag of $100,000 it won’t be in most people’s budget but for the work that has gone into development that price seems quite reasonable. To make final testing a bit safer they have converted it so it can be controlled remotely. “We have converted one of the Martin Jetpacks to remote control so that we
BlindType is the coolest typing aids I have ever seen, and we have seen our fair share of crazy typing systems. I don’t do much mobile typing, I have tried the T9 predictive text entry system and hated it. I use an iPod Touch to view emails when not in the home office and unless the reply can be very short I tend to wait until I am at a
The prize this week is a mountaineering clasp that is sure to add some flair to your keychain or provide a cool way to clip your backpack in place. This contest will run for one week (August 14 – August 20, 2010) . 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. You
Dig that GameBoy Advanced out of your closet for this GameBoy and PIC Microcontroller Hacked into an Analog Meter project. Ken Kaarvik used a PIC24HJ128GP502 to run the project, what is really cool is that the GBA doesn’t load the program from a cartridge but rather directly from the PIC microcontroller! This isn’t the first project that Ken has done with a Game Boy, have a look at lots more
If you are into robots you need to have a look at Ron’s TheOldRobots.org site. This Tomy Omnibot 2000 robot that Tomy made cost $600 back in 1984. In modern dollars that would work out to be around $1250.I remember seeing the ads and wanting one but at that price I can see why I never did get one. If you have one and want to make the second arm
