2017

Mini Spot House Robot

  When you think of a robot in your house you probably think of a Roomba. I want to see a milti function robot that is capable of doing more. Automation is great when it can do complex tasks unaided that help us out. Just imagine coming home to the dishes done, the floor cleaned and a cold beverage presented to you when you sit in the couch. This sounds

Edge Lit 481 Digital Voltmeter Display

  This Edge Lit 481 Digital Voltmeter Display totally makes me want to build a clock with this mechanism. Can you imagine talking a measurement with this meter that oscillates, it would make a ton of noise. I can see this being great help if you were siting on a stable reading and waiting for something to avalanche. Via: Hackaday “These early NLS digital meters used a resistor dividing network and

DIY Vacuum Chamber

  Chris Notap shows us how to make a DIY Vacuum Chamber for under $30. The heart of the vacuum chamber is a recycled compressor pump from a donor fridge. It is simple to construct with a piece of wood as the chamber base and something as simple as a mason jar acting as your chamber body. A few pop bottles are used as a simple free valve. You can see some

Hacking Heavy Trucks

If you are looking to have some fun with the network of your big vehicle this video would be fun for you. The CAN bus is probably the vehicle bus that you have heard about but there are many other bus standards that are used when digging into your semi truck. Instead of purchasing a $100,000 truck they built a truck electronic emulation systems.

Great Alternative to Regular Helping Hands

    Proto G shows us a Great Alternative to Regular Helping Hands. We use them all the time to hold a few things in place when you are soldering etc. But they are often not as precise as you would like to have them. These machinist  clamps and articulating arm look to be a great addition to any work bench.  

Baby Bottle Robot

  Do you have a baby that is keeping you up all night? This Baby Bottle Robot uses negative reinforcement to curb the baby from continuing. This robot will gently swing the bottle over to the crib, punch the baby in the face to firmly lay the baby on their back and of course drops the bottle within reach of the baby. Give this a few days of operation and you

Open Source Firmware for DPS5005 Power Supply

  This DPS5005  Power Supply is a powerful compact unit. It has a ton of functionality as it is. Johan Kanflo wanted some more features though. He created an Open Source Firmware version for DPS5005 Power Supply to add those features.  Unfortunately the firmware was locked so it couldn’t be sucked out and examined / modified. The PCB has a serial port that is wired to the controller but is not