Max says, " Okay, last time I made a computer controlled party light in 90 seconds but I ran into some problems. The party light was an experiment and I needed something that would be more realistic. Something that has isolation to protect against electrical surges and what not that could cause pre-mature device failure and all that jazz. So I just took the idea and digged a little deeper." Link.
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Weekend Project: Beetlebot
Simple robot from your parts bin that avoids obstacles. Thanks go to Jerome Demers for the original article in MAKE, Volume 12. To download the Beetlebot video, click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Beetlebot article...
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