With this circuit those videos of people pulling the correct ropes to ring the right bells in sequence may be over. The Church Bell Automation (zip project file) system allows for lots of customization, I just have to figure out where I am going to install 5 or 6 bells in my garage. 🙂 "This circuit is a church bell controller. Basic component is an ATmega32 microcontroller. At the
I have never used any of the Acroname microcontroller, but after seeing this Robot Fetching demonstration I am impressed by its power (and the skill of mw0868). "This robot uses an Acroname CMUcam2+ for its eye and an Acroname BrainStem GP 2.0 microcontroller for its brain. It chases down a bright pink ball (which I made with a styrofoam ball and neon pink acrylic paint), grabs it with its
The Trons is one band that will sound the same in concert and on their recordings! "The Trons are a completely self playing robotic junk band! They are made mostly from old computer and mechanical parts and play original songs using an array of old amps and instruments. They now have five gigs under their belt and have just completed Hamilton’s Ignition Fringe Festival." Via: Pixel y Dixel
Melka demonstrates how to use a Nintendo Nunchuck to control 3D Studio Max with the help of an Arduino microcontroller. The code is available so that you can play with it yourself. "Here’s my setup under windows : – Arduino using a WiiChuck adapter from todbot (thanks kurt ^^) and the WiiChuck library from Tim Hirzel – Data sent to Processing via serial connection and translated to MIDI CC
New Zealander based Andre Harley has come up with an interesting concept, an automated vehicle would be able to rescue you to when you get into trouble on the water. Having a bunch of these ready to spring into action could be better protection than a few lifeguards watching over a huge section of water. "Each swimmer wears a GPS unit which can be activated should the swimmer become
If you are interested in seeing what is going on with your garden this Garden Monitor Project is something you should take a look at. It is using a Picaxe microcontroller and has an interesting home brew communication process. All of the schematics and source code are also provided. "One day we had a good hard rain and I could see it the graph of the data; the surface temperature
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 "
