How would you like to discover this robot swimming with you in a pool? Even though it is totally robotic there is something about the shape and movement that would raise my hairs. “Powered by a lithium-ion battery, the ACM-R5 is a radio-controlled amphibious robot designed to move like its real world counterpart. It can slither or swim underwater for 30 minutes on a full charge. Inside, you’ll find an
Got some extra floppy drives lying around? Why not put them to good use and build a RAID drive out of them! That is exactly what Scott Fudali did. Check it out here. Here are the hardware specs: * iBook G3/700MHz * 384 MB of RAM * Running OX 10.4.3 * 13 VST Floppy Drives * 6 USB 1.1 Hubs (Not all ports were used though)
Yes tree climbing robots are a reality. It was developed by studying how animals are able to climb vertical surfaces. “The goal of the RiSE project is to create a bioinspired climbing robot with the unique ability to walk on land and climb on vertical surfaces. Active research studies novel robot kinematics, precision-manufactured compliant feet and appendages, and advanced robot behaviors. This project is funded by the DARPA Biodynotics Program.”
LED Cubes are interesting. A work of art at rest, and hypnotic experience once the microcontroller takes charge. This cube was created by Chris Lomont and Gene Foulk. Initially prototyped using a PIC microcontroller that was later swapped out in favor of a gumstick controller. “Gene and I started construction on a LED cube. We built a 4x4x4 bicolor prototype over the weekend to help us decide on LED colors,
David Forbes has built a very interesting CRT (cathode ray tube) clock. It uses a 3 inch oscilloscope tube. The clock draws images by bending the CRT beam; this produces a smooth well formed numbers. This is a much different procedure than a TV uses to produce images on a CRT. At the time of writing David does not have any clocks to sell but he does intend to have
Bert van Dam wanted to alter the default operation of his SRF04 Range Finder. Some Lego, a bit of JAL microcontroller programming and a VB computer program has made an interesting project. Bert has made a number of other interesting projects, have a look. “The Devantech SFR04 Ultrasonic Range Finder indicates the distance to the closest object within range. Echo’s that arrive later are received and processed, but subsequently ignored.
Here is a neat mod by Evosapien to make your Robosapien V2 have better vision in low light conditions. Not to mention it looks very cool. You might remember Evosapien from a previous article. Chances are you have all of the required items, if not everything is relatively inexpensive. Here is the entire parts list required: * CD-ROM Audio Cable * white color LED * cable housing/shield * set of
