This LEGO NXT robot is sure to be a hit at your next outdoor fireworks show. Just line it up and let it go. “This autonomous NXT robot will light multiple fireworks in a sequence – while the family sits back and watch the display!! It uses a MINDSTORMS NXT, two light sensors (one for navigation and other to detect a lighted fuse) and an Ultrasonic detector (to adjust
Here is a DIY Electronic Tic-Tac-Toe game that uses a few microcontrollers and some RGB LEDs. “RGB LED game to play Tic-Tac-Toe for two players. Uses 2 AVR Microcontrollers: Mega16 and Mega8. RGB LEDs allow each user to choose his/her color to represent Cross/Nut.”
Dr Acula shows you how to create a good start at a powerful and low cost home automation system. If home automation isn’t your thing then how about a wild Christmas light show controlled by some software on your computer. Using the Picaxe microcontroller gives you a head start in the development of this system. “This Instructable shows you how to interface a PC and microcontroller. This demo will sense
LUWE SYGABU has installed a totally custom car PC into his 2006 Honda Civic. It has a microcontroller brain that controls the power on/off of the computer along with monitoring other things such as temperature. Video and construction pictures after the jump. “I got my shutdown controller completed and it’s pretty sweet. It displays to a 16 x 2 character display which I mounted into the dash that displays loading
Here are a few cool Electronic Halloween Pumpkins to give you some ideas when you are carving yours this year. If you have some cool designs you want to share, add them to the Hacked Gadgets Forum (doesn’t have to be electronic). Videos after the jump. Via: Make and Hacked Gadgets Forum
Have a look at this High School Peltier Cooling system, the bars make it look real high tech. Have a look here for more information about peltier devices. “This little project is what really got me excited in engineering way back in High School. Two other students and I decided to build a computer cooling system that fit in 2 cd-rom slots and cooled he air entering the case. In
A microcontroller, a computer, a single RGB LED and a handfull of supporting components is all that is required to make this very interesting LED Fan Clock! “While I haven’t found an use for a led-fan yet, the thinking process did give me another idea: It’s possible to create a steady image of a fan using a stroboscope, which is nothing more than a device to create precisely-timed flashes of
