This Rube Goldberg Easter Creme Egg Smashing Machine is one of the best Rube Goldberg machines I have seen. One of these days I have to try one of these builds. 🙂 "A Rube Goldberg machine that is used to squish a Creme Egg. It goes around the walls of our lounge. This is an entry in Cadbury’s "Unleash The Goo" competition, in which entrants must find the most
You have seen the Staubli Robot under Wiimote control, now have a look at a Mitsubishi PA10 Robot Arm being operated in real time using a Nintendo Wiimote. The inspiration for this project was from this Wiimote Sword hack. Non-translated page. "It was quickly decided that the same could be made much cooler and, not least in real time with our PA10 robot. And with PA10’ens open interface, it
Maxim has put together an article that describes how to make your own camcorder on the cheap. The program that you need for your computer can be found here. "There’s no reason to shell out big bucks for a video camera if all you’re doing is screwing around on Youtube, so why not take one of those cheap little disposables and turn it into a full-blown embarrassment-capturing machine? Supplies:
If you have access to an industrial robot why not implement a Nintendo Wii Remote (Wiimote) to control it. The control it gives you would be more natural than the controls that the manufacturer gives you! Have a look at the other projects being worked on at the Robotics and Embedded Systems at the Technical University of Munich. "This is a small presentation of a university project I have
If you have a few extra dollars and some good eBay luck you could make your own Blu Ray Laser project. Not as polished as the Wicked Laser version but very nice for a DIY project. "I found this article and the next day, I had bought a PS3 drive off eBay ($50). Took it apart two days ago, created the circuit yesterday and tonight I have a finished Blue
Ron Tajima has built a cool robot using a Roomba and a Wiimote. iRobot (the creators of the Roomba) have gone all out to make the platform friendly for the hackers (PDF). "I changed my wonderful roomba into an ordinary dull vacuum clearner using a remote controller of Wii" Via: Hack a Wii
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
