I can see a robot like Waalbot climbing buildings washing outside walls and windows. The folks at iRobot may get inspired and augment the Roomba and Scooba with a Wallba. 🙂 Video after the jump. "A PIC microcontroller is used to control the motion of the robot and onboard power makes the system fully tetherless and wireless RF or IR control allows for teleoperation. The Waalbot design, from Carnegie
This Underground Cable Tracer project could come in handy next time you are installing a fence. You could scout out the underground hazards yourself to plan where the posts will go. I would recommend that you call to have the utility company confirm your findings though since the equipment they have is very sensitive and they also have plans showing where the cables lie. "The Cable Tracer is a
Eliot Phillips from Hack a Day posted an interesting article about some tests that were done to determine if time slows down during high adrenalin situations. It looks like it does! A person was dropped from a tower and attempted to read a flashing display during the fall. Prior to falling the test subject could not read the display but was able to read the first digit perfectly during
DARPA is funding some fantastic research but being able to Harness Insect Flight and Vision Electronically is a concept that is far out. The goal is lofty but based on the research results they have achieved to date I think their plans are attainable. "DARPA’s goal is to create cyborg insects that can fly at least 100 metres from their controller and land within 5 metres of a target, then
Banev left a comment on this sun tracker project that shows his cool Solar Hot Water Panel with Sun Tracker in operation. The panels follow the sun and heat water in a hot water tank. The computer monitoring is what makes it real interesting!
We have seen this robot grow over the months, the first feature was face tracking, then it was drawing, now the Hexapod Robot will do CNC Routing! Using the router head shown above this Hexapod robot by Matt Denton is even more flexible. Still not perfect but how many CNC machines can walk over to their work and get started? "The collet I have made currently takes 1/8" bits,
This project shows you how to build a Wireless Accelerometer Mouse Pointer. I think in time these types of input devices will be in everything allowing for added functionality. I can think of lots of great applications on cell phones for example, I would like to have a Google Maps up on my phone and simply tilt it in the direction I want to go. Looks like the site
