Norris Labs has created an interesting Robot called the ChessBot. It doesn’t actually play the game but rather has the ability to move the chess pieces around the board. Just imagine playing a game of chess on this system via webcam instead of playing virtual chess on the net. "ChessBot takes a hybrid approach that produces a more visually interesting way to move a chess pieces. It uses a
The goal of Gyrowheel might be to enable our children to learn how to ride a bike as well as MURATA BOY. The Gyrowheel will probably not spell the end to normal training wheels because of the increased complexity and therefore cost. But it certainly has many advantages over conventional training wheels so I would not be surprised to see it come as standard equipment on small bikes in
In the video the Spooky Dropper is setup to deliver a bat right in front of the victim. It could drop a spider, ghost, rat or anything else you can dream up! It can reset itself automatically using one normal servo and one that has been modified for continuous operation. This is begging to be hooked up to a motion detector or even the door bell circuit to launch
Remember Carl that made the Spinning RGB LED Ball Display? He has also built a wicked RGV Laser System! I can just imagine using this at the center of a big party. You would have to pass out eye protection though. 🙂 "Three laser beams in primary red, green and violet are combined with the optics harvested from an HD-DVD drive to make white. The total output is 350-400mW,
I shudder at the thought of soldering up this Surface Mount LED Array from bear24rw. Have a look at the build, the circuit board was designed and etched by hand and the picture documentation is very good. These are the same guys that made the RFID Doorm Room Unlocker. Thanks Max. "The driver we choose to design was highly inspired from this one. The basic idea is that you
Spookyblue entered the Show us your Halloween Project Contest with this great use of some flashing LEDs. That effect is sure to enhance any zombie or skeleton sitting in your Halloween cemetery! Via: Hacked Gadgets Forum "Place a spookyfire "blob" inside a pumpkin, a skull, or anything that would look cool if it were lit with a guttering candle. This effect works great as an indirect light source, but
Droky sent in a great DIY Game of Life Build that uses a PIC 12F683. There are lots of details and he also provides the board layout and the PIC code so you could make your own. The capacitive sensors are a nice touch, the board also looks very well done! Here is the English Google translated version. "As it did not have enough memory on the PIC, I
