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December 4, 2007

HOW TO - Build your own timed outlet

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Eileen writes in -

Hi Make! I just put up a post on our blog about making my own timer-controlled power strip. We're a web design firm completely powered by solar panels, so we try to put power-saving and alternative energy projects on our blog. I love your site and magazine -- keep up the good work!
HOW TO - Build your own timed outlet - Link.

Related:
New kind of 'vampire' - Sucks power out of homes - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 4, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Green | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 3, 2007

Open Source Hardware Gift Guide

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It's been a year since our last open source gift guide - this year there is so much going on in the world of MAKE, open source, and beyond that we have a series of gift guides for this holiday season. The first one is our open source hardware gift guide - these are physical things you can buy that fit in to the new and exciting category of hardware we call open source hardware.

What is open source hardware? Glad you asked - we have a very long and detailed article you can check out here, but a good way to think of it is: source code and hardware under a license (or arrangement such as the public domain) that permits users to study, change, and improve the software and hardware, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form. Electronic hardware can be divided up into layers, each of which has different document types and licensing.

The open approach to hardware has already made new and better projects from the open projects out there (as you'll see in this guide!). When you're thinking of giving a gift this year, consider supporting open source hardware and the makers who are challenging the way physical objects are made and distributed. Each of the kits, projects, and open source hardware gifts in our guide represents more than just a holiday gift: they're a chance to support this nascent hardware movement. If you know someone who likes to make things, or wants to learn, these are the gifts for them!

Open source 3D printers, TV-turn-off devices, iPod chargers, music players, wi-fi companions, educational electronic kits, and more! Let's get gifting!


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High-power TV-B-Gone Kit - Turn TVs off from 100 feet away, the open source hardware way!
Price: $18.99
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

Tired of all those LCD TVs everywhere? Want a break from advertisements while you're trying to eat? Want to zap screens from across the street? No one ever says at the end of their life they wished they watched more TV - this is a life saver!

The TV-B-Gone kit is what you need! This ultra-high-power, open source hardware kit version of the popular TV-B-Gone is fun to make and even more fun to use. This version is best used in countries with NTSC: North America & Asia.

This kit comes with all parts necessary. Tools and batteries are not included. This is a very simple kit and great for people who have never soldered anything before.


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LED Mini Menorahs - Open source hardware for the chosen people!
Price: $10.00
Buy: Evil Mad Scientist Store - Link.

Last year Evil Mad Scientist Labs released an open source design for these LED mini menorahs as part of their open source electronics projects for the holidays. You can download and modify the source code, use it to program your own microcontroller, and solder the microcontroller to some LEDs to help make your own holiday decorations. Hag sameach!


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Daisy MP3 player - Open source MP3 player!
Price: $114.95
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

Can't find an open source MP3 player? Neither could we. Here's an idea: build your own. Daisy is an easy-to-build, pocket-sized open source MP3 player. Producing sound as good as an iPod, the Daisy can access 65,000 tracks, play 48khz WAV files as well as MP3's, and unlike an iPod, has batteries that you can actually change. But the big thing about Daisy is the ease with which it interfaces with so many devices, including the Make Controller. It is the perfect MP3 kit for Makers, for it is easily integrated into kiosks, displays, art installations, or just about anything else you can dream up. Schematics and more on the how-to pages.


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Chumby - Open source wi-fi bean bag computer.
Price: $179.00
Buy: Chumby.com - Link.

The Chumby is a compact device that displays useful and entertaining information from the web using your wireless internet connection. Wi-fi connectivity, access to the free Chumby Network, 3.5" LCD color touchscreen, two external USB 2.0 full-speed ports, 350 MHz ARM processor, 64 MB SDRAM, 64 MB NAND flash ROM, stereo 2W speakers, headphone output, squeeze sensor, accelerometer (motion sensor), leather casing, and AC adapter included. Source and schematics in the developer section of the site. It's open source and probably the best and cheapest tiny Linux computer you could ever hack on. I really admire the Chumby team and especially Bunnie for putting so much thought in to the openness of their product. See how the Chumby was made here.


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MiniPOV- An inexpensive "persistence of vision": spell words in the air or on a bicycle wheel!
Price: $17.99
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

A third generation of original MiniPOV, it can spell words you program IN THE AIR! This upgraded versions makes it easier for people to build: no microcontroller-programming device is needed, and the source code is in C, not assembly. And it includes high-quality PCBs and LEDs. The MiniPOV project is an ideal starting place for anyone who wants to: learn how to solder; learn how to assemble simple kits; learn how to program microcontrollers; and make blinky stuff. Source and schematics available on the how-to pages.

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What else can you do with one of these? Make a brain machine with it! Get altered states of consciousness with this open source sound and light device based on the MiniPOV. Yay open source!



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Arduino Diecimila - Open source physical computing!
Price: $34.99
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board.

Arduino can be used to develop interactive objects, taking inputs from a variety of switches or sensors, and controlling a variety of lights, motors, and other physical outputs. Arduino projects can be standalone, or they can be communicate with software running on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP). The boards can be assembled by hand or purchased preassembled; the open source IDE can be downloaded for free.

The Arduino programming language is an implementation of Wiring, a similar physical computing platform, which is based on the Processing multimedia programming environment. Arduino is open source!

The Arduino Diecimila is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega168 (datasheet). It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.

"Diecimila" means 10,000 in Italian and was named thusly to mark the fact that over 10,000 Arduino boards have been made. There are HUNDREDS of projects you can make and learn with Arduino!


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ProtoShield for Arduino Kit - Give the gift of prototyping, fast!
Price: $17.99
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

An open source prototyping shield for Arduino NG/Diecimila. It has tons of cool features. To make prototyping on your Arduino easy, you'll want to get (or give this) if you're getting an Arduino Diecimila.



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MintyBoost USB Charger Kit v1.2 - DIY iPod charger and more!
Price: $19.99
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

Everything you need to make your own small & simple, but very powerful USB charger for your iPod, MP3 player, camera, cellphone, and any other gadget you can plug into a USB port to charge! Uses 2 AA batteries (not included), and more than doubles your iPod 4G/5G battery life! Schematics available on the how-to pages.


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Firefly - Tiny open source hardware guitar amp!
Price: $19.00
Buy: PCB only - Link.

The Firefly is a tube-based guitar amplifier popularized on ax84.com (a tube amp community and forum). The Firefly PCB was created so even the beginner to tube amps can succeed. The PCB is "open hardware" meaning that the PCB file is free to download and modify as well. Otherwise the PCBs are sold for $19 each. There's a detailed assembly guide as well for download at the site.


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Bare Bones Arduino Board Kit - Low-cost Arduino clone!
Price: $19.99
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

Want to learn electronics? This might be your first stop, or second stop if you're looking for a low-cost Arudino clone! Despite the Bare-Bones name, the BBB is a full-featured Arduino-compatible kit that includes the vast majority of the functionality of the Arduino Diecimila. The latest revision even includes some analog noise-reduction features not found on other official Arduino boards. Breadboard-friendly options on the BBB are also not found on other official Arduino boards. Two interfaces available: A P4 Serial Adapters & cable, which allows serial port programming of Bare Bones Boards and other microcontrollers. However, the board was specifically designed to work with a FTDI TTL-232R USB-to-TTL serial cable, also available. Schematic, Gerbers, CAD file for Bare-Bones Board Rev. C available on the how-to pages.


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LED Micro-Readerboard Kit - The gift of learnin'!
Price: $15.00
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

The LED Micro-Readerboard, designed by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, is a fun little open source soldering kit that provides an introduction to the capabilities of microcontrollers. The readerboard spells out preprogrammed messages such as "MAKE" or "HELLO WORLD" one letter at a time on its alphanumeric LED display. Fifteen phrases are included and holiday messages can be optionally enabled as well--for use as a holiday ornament. The kit comes complete with easy, comic-book-style instructions and a pre-programmed microcontroller. No programming is needed, but source code is available in case you want to hack it.


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Digg Button - Give the gift of diggin'.
Price: $15.00 ($1 of each sale goes to the EFF)
Buy: Adafruit store - Link.

The Digg button is a very simple beginner electronics that teaches how to solder and program a microcontroller. Once made, this basic electronic project mimics the popular Digg.com website: each time you push the button, the button flashes "Dug" and increments the counter up to 999 "diggs." The project is completely open source and documented here, including parts list, schematics, and code.


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MAKE Controller Kit - Control anything!
Price: $149.95
Buy: Maker Store - Link.

Wide-ranging fields have been revolutionized --or even made possible--by microcontrollers, including industrial robotics, automotive engineering, special F/X, irrigation, interactive exhibits, motor control, and all kinds of research. For a long time these powerful chips, and the tools required to use them, were so specialized that few people could explore their potential without a formal background in electronics and software engineering.

MAKE magazine approached MakingThings to create the MAKE Controller Kit, a next-generation family of modular, programmable controller boards. We were delighted, and we're even more delighted to announce that the kit is now available. It's an Atmel SAM7X processor, ARM7, 32-bit, 256K Flash, 64K SRAM, up to 55MHz and 48 MIPS, and source and schematics are included in the documentation.


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RepRap & Fab@Home - Give the gift of 3D printing and join the desktop fabrication revolution!
Price: $60+ & $3,000+
Buy: RepRap store - Link.
Buy: Fab@Home / Koba Industries - Link.

(From Fab@Home) -- Open source kits that lets you make your own simple fabber, and use it to print three-dimensional objects. You can download and print various items, try out new materials, or upload and share your own projects. Advanced users can modify and improve the fabber itself. Fabbers (a.k.a 3D Printers or rapid prototyping machines) are a relatively new form of manufacturing that builds 3D objects by carefully depositing materials drop by drop, layer by layer. Slowly but surely, with the right set of materials and a geometric blueprint, you can fabricate complex objects that would normally take special resources, tools, and skills if produced using conventional manufacturing techniques.



And that's a wrap! Wait you're supposed to do the wrapping now! Did we forget one? Have suggestions? Post on up in the comments--and happy holidays!

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 07:20 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Holiday projects, Kits, Open source hardware | Permalink | Comments (16)

Hacking a Tassimo coffee machine

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Chris Chapman writes:

I've been working on reverse-engineering the Braun Tassimo T1200/T1400 hot beverage system from its barcoded T-DISC brewing pods.

The barcodes are used to "program" the machine to make a particular beverage using a specific amount of water at a particular temperature and for a certain duration of time. My efforts have been directed at discovering a "map" between the barcodes and how the machine controls its brewing processes.

Hacking the Tassimo single-serve coffee machine - Link

Related:
Make 453
We have a caffeinated collection of coffee related projects from the pages of MAKE in PDF form, if you have every MAKE you likely don't need this, but if you don't - we've collected 5 great projects and have them available for $4.99 (if you're a Tips-N-Tools newsletter subscriber there's a discount code coming for that so hang tight)...

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I'm going to have a post about each project, today's is: Bottomless Espresso Portafilter. Mod your espresso maker's filter holder for a tastier cup.

DIY Coffee collects five hot MAKE magazine projects to supercharge your java:
  • Home-Build Coffee Roaster
  • Bottomless Espresso Portafilter
  • Toaster Tea Popper
  • Perfect Espresso Temperature Hack
  • Web-Fired Coffee with X10 Automation

Got a jones for caffeine and technology? Mod your espresso machine to dial in the perfect shot, with precise temperature control and a filter hack that kicks out maximum tasty crema. Roast your own with a hand-built custom coffee roaster. Hack a toaster timer to perfect-brew your tea every time. And fire up your coffee pot from the internet using X10 automation. Using home-grown techniques and off-the-shelf parts, caffeine junkies will find everything they need to overclock the fix from their favorite shade-grown beverage.

DIY Coffee - a MAKE PDF - Link.


Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Dec 3, 2007 06:00 PM
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Atomo's Mochika sequencer synth!

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Goodness, this is beautiful! Read more about the story behind this analog synth here - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 05:00 PM
Electronics, Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

UHU Servo boards

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AVR based UHU Servo boards -

This is our version of the AVR microcontrolled UHU servo board designed by Uli Uber. It is a brushed motor controller with step/direction interface. It is capable of 250,000 steps/second for fast motor rpm.
UHU Servo - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 03:00 PM
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How electric motors work

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John shows you how electric motors work! -

No modern home should be without one – or maybe a dozen. You'll find an induction motor in the fan, fridge, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, dishwasher, clothes drier, and the little pump that circulates water in the fish tank to stop the water turning green and the fish going belly-up. Chances are there's also one in the air conditioner – unless it's a particularly high-tech one.
How electric motors work - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 10:00 AM
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HOW TO - RF prototypes with foil

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How to make RF prototypes with foil, Al -

If you like to build RF circuits, you know that you can't usually use those white prototype boards (you know, the kind you shove wires into). These boards have enormous capacitance and other undesirable characteristics. They are OK for simple circuits, but RF circuits need something better. PC boards are great (wide, thin conductors are good for RF). But who wants to cut a PC board just to try something out. Also, this discourages experimentation since you have to do a lot of work to change a PCB. Here's an easy way to build simple RF prototypes.
HOW TO - RF prototypes with foil - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 09:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Wireless | Permalink | Comments (0)

Super-Freq amps and pedals

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Lovely collection of amps and pedals (and some how-tos/schematics along the way) from Super-Freq - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Electronic life forms

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Gorgeous photos of electronics and nature... Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 07:00 AM
Arts, Electronics | Permalink | Comments (0)

Give yourself a sixth sense for wireless networks


I Make Projects writes -

Amaze your friend(s) and terrify your enemies by granting yourself the ability to supernaturally sense wireless network hotspots! (Well, apparently supernaturally, anyway.) You will easily and quite literally "feel" wireless access points in the vicinity and automatically sense their signal strength as easily as you feel the wind on your cheek. All you need is a few parts and some careful electronics work.
Give yourself a sixth sense for wireless networks - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Wireless | Permalink | Comments (0)

Circuit bending challenge winners


GetLoFi writes -

Well everyone is a Winner in this competition because we all got to do something fun and walk away with an instrument! However 3 particular participants demonstrated not only excellent circuit bending skills, but also great production and entertainment values. And our top picks are…
Circuit bending challenge winners - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Dec 3, 2007 02:00 AM
Electronics, Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

December 1, 2007

Conductive paint LED helmet

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Matt lit up his cool bike helmet with LEDs and conductive paint. Check out his neat graf tag, too! - Link.

Related:
LED bike helmet - Link.
HOWTO - Make a LED bike light system - Link.
Solar-powered bike helmet - Link.

Posted by Becky Stern | Dec 1, 2007 09:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, Electronics, Wearables | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 30, 2007

LED Christmas Lights and how to fix them

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David writes in -

Here's page & description of how LED Christmas lights work. I found this site while searching for a way to repair a string of LED lights. This answered a lot of questions I had, like why the LED lights flicker, and why there is no obvious transformer or voltage converter in the string.
They also have a page on incandescent Christmas lights and how to troubleshoot/repair them.
LED Christmas Lights and how to fix them - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Nov 30, 2007 09:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Holiday projects | Permalink | Comments (3)

DIY Meter information station

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This is an implementation and expansion of the 'Net Meter Data' project from Tom Igoe. The original project can be found in 'Making Things Talk' and MAKE 11, nice work LeLand! - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Nov 30, 2007 07:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics | Permalink | Comments (0)

Oscilloscope clock


Jon sent in this nice oscilloscope clock that uses a four-tube oscilloscope with PIC and DAC for clock vectors - Link.

Related:

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Oscilloscope clock - Link.

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Oscilloscope alarm clock project... - Link.

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$35 AVR Oscilloscope clock kit - Link.

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AVR Oscilloscope clock - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Nov 30, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 29, 2007

Battery-learnin'

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Everything you ever wanted to know about batteries, but were afraid to ask.

Battery University - [via] Link


Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Nov 29, 2007 05:00 AM
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Timing diagram font

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PC Services writes -

When dealing with documentation of electronic circuits, it has always been difficult to put down basic timing diagrams into documents. Obviously with newer oscilloscopes and the like, it is often possible to capture events to insert into documents, but many aspects of documentation involve specifications, technical manuals and other documents to show parts of what is happening or is intended to happen, even some reports require diagrams which are not always easy to extract from imported data.

To this end I started off using Xwave a Truetype® font created several years ago by Joseph Palmer and is still available. I found this lacking in some aspects for my purposes, so created a new font. You may find that Xwave is more suitable for you, but I needed to be able to label parts of the signals like data values, have better transitions to and from Tri-state levels, as well as add breaks in the middle of the diagram (like ellipses '...' in quoted text). The final thing breaks means when doing a diagram of events like video processing it becomes possible to create a diagram which can skip sections of a video frame or line easily.

Timing diagram font - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Nov 29, 2007 04:00 AM
Electronics | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 27, 2007

RFID poker table

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From HackedGadgets:

James Brown, Shawn Ironmonger, Michael Moninski and Dan Moore from Purdue University put together quite the gambling machine. They made a Smart RFID Poker Table that could keep track of where chips where placed on the table...

"Our project aims to simplify the poker playing experience by providing each player at the table with information about the game in process. Using RFID, the Smart Poker Table will track the movement of poker chips in play and use this data to inform players of the state of the game. The Smart Poker Table will also record statistics on a web page for future reference."

Smart Poker Table - Link

Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Nov 27, 2007 08:13 PM
Electronics, Gaming | Permalink | Comments (4)

New Robotmakers video


Roger Pellegrini writes:

Wanted to send you a note about a second video I did, also starring the wind-up toy robot and synths [featured in the first Robotmakers vid], but with some content that could be of interest to Makers. Back in the mid-1980's, I dug a couple of first generation laserdisc players out of the trash, and took them apart. The laser in these early players was an 8" he-ne tube, considerably more powerful than the tiny laser diodes in modern CD/DVD players. Also of interest were the orthogonal mirrors, mounted on galvanometers that were used to align the laser. By salvaging the power supply and combining these elements, you can cobble together a home laserium effect that works surprisingly well. If you power the x and y orthogonal mirror elements with the left and right channels of a stereo amplifier, you get a working oscilloscope. Of course, with synthesizers at hand, you can manipulate the projected imagery in interesting ways and it was bright enough to use on stage with a band I played in.

In the new Robotmakers video, there are scenes (e.g. 30 seconds into the video) where I used the laser to create an interesting special effect seen in various sci-fi movies and in The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" from "The Kid's are Alright" film.

- First, create a circular image using the laser by feeding one channel (ie mirror) a simple waveform and the other channel a delayed version of the same waveform. For example, a sine and a 90 degree out of phase sine powering the x and y mirrors will produce a circle. The resulting light path will create a cone in space.

- Second, create fog. Not having a fog machine handy, I used a household steamer to spray steam from off-screen into the path of the laser.

- Place your actor (or Personal Apprentice) in the cone walking away from the source towards a camera placed within the cone, facing the laser source.

- Turn off lights, and enjoy! The actor will appear to be walking within a tunnel of light whose intensity varies according to the density of steam or fog.

The Modern Android Cybernaut - Robot, Lasers & Citizen Kane - Link

Related:

  • Bot rock with the Robotmakers - Link

Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Nov 27, 2007 02:56 PM
Arts, Electronics, Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Super-symmetrical Symet

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Bumped into this while poking around YouTube. An exemplary build of a Trimet BEAMbot, as covered in my BEAM projects in MAKE Volume 06. The near-perfect symmetry of the construction (often overlooked by some builders) leads to a really smooth, consistent motion. The builder used 1000 uF caps and the FLED (Flashing LED) variant of the Miller Solar Engine. More pics of this and other BEAM robots at the Flickr link below.

Related:

  • BEAM coverage on MAKE: Blog - Link

Beam bots - Link


From the pages of MAKE:
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Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Nov 27, 2007 07:00 AM
Electronics, Robotics | Permalink | Comments (0)

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