If you need to send some wireless data from one microcontroller to another have a look at this Cheap Microcontroller IR Data Transmission project for inspiration. It uses an IR LED, a resistor and an optional visible LED for the transmitter. The receiver is just a IR receiver with no extra components. These receivers are the same that you find in DVD players other remote controlled electronics. Rentron has
Using some Parallax processing power Joe was able to monitor his garage doors to make sure it wasn’t forgotten in the open position. Using a Parallax Pink module the system is able to produce a Web page so that the door status can be checked from anywhere. "Parts: Parallax Basic Stamp 2 Parallax Board of Education Parallax PINK Parallax 4×20 Backlit LCD Radioshack Project Box Piece of Plexi Glass
Have a look at the video above for an amazing example of what a commercial delta robot can do. Asurofilmchen has decided to build a DIY version of one of these. Obviously it won’t have the same speed or dexterity but it is still a challenging undertaking! My favorite delta robot example is still the Croissant Picker Robot though. "A Delta robot is a type of parallel robot. It
With a few electronic parts you can build this cool Tazer Glove. It’s sure to be a shocking project. 🙂 "From simple everyday parts you can make this glove which has two modes. Mode 1 is a constant output of slightly over 300 v. while Mode 2 takes a few seconds to charge, but gives off a much more painful shock. All that voltage from a simple AA battery,
Looks like Gareth from Switzerland has completed his next metal finding robot. I am very impressed at the accuracy of the robots ability to find coins. Looks like this robot has a good shot of paying for its creation in no time. You may remember the last version that we featured. "TB-007 has been fitted with a Wireless Camera so i can sit in my deck chair and watch
When recording audio you can either look for a very quiet spot or simply build yourself a sound booth. You will no longer need to worry about the noises in your surroundings interfering with your recordings. If you are on a super tight budget you could also replace the foam with egg cartons, it won’t work quite as good but it would still be much better than no booth.
Tim (BlueToothKiwi) and his kids are putting together a moonbot. You may remember the Surveyor SVR-1 Robot that we featured here before as part of the Google Lunar X-Prize. Well since most people don’t have the funds to enter the regular competition with the $30 million dollar prize there is now a Moonbots competition that allows adults and children to participate in the robot building action. Thanks Tim. "So my
