July 9, 2013

Nintendo 64 Game Console Teardown
Educational

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  Dave from the EEVBlog does a Nintendo 64 Game Console Teardown. Looks like Nintendo figures the regular security screws such as torx was not worthy of their housing. They have used some crazy security screw that I have never seen before. It didn’t hold up to a drill with a large drill bit though! I am surprised to see how much metal there is on the inside. Next time

High Speed Low Cost Pick and Place Robot Build
Complex Hacks

  Marcelino Fort Garcia from Tbi Robotics in Barcelona is producing a high speed low cost pick and place robot. He has made lots of videos demonstrating how he has got to this point. The full code is also available free for everyone to play around with also. He will be updating the blog with new sections as he continues to develop the system. I am looking forward to seeing