Ok, we were fed up with the strange pinouts on the L298 motor driver, and decided to do something about it. The result is the Solarbotics L298 Compact Motor Driver. It happens to be the same size as a BEP tile, offers four status LEDs, plugs for easy wiring, and screw terminals for motor and […]
Wednesday Links: Solder Paste, Tiny Robo...
Solar botics
July 23, 2014
Saying "links" - implying "Wednesday", saying "Wednesday" - meaning "links". Inseparable like yolk and white, heart and attack, bugs and spray. Here they are, the links.
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NASA Releases Many Printable 3D Models Yesss, lot's of grey filament and here you have yourself an accurate 3D model of your favourite asteroid. (Via Fabbaloo) |
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Solder paste ...looks cool under microscope! (Via NYC Resistor) |
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Tiny Walking Robots Powered by Muscle Cells Biorobotics is the way to go, I say. Do away with bulky square leaden boxes. (Vie IEEESpectrum) |
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goTenna Portable Telephone Network Sad, I guess you can't watch movies on that... (Via Designboom) |
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Generative Typography with Processing
Coding to create hairy text - I'm all for it. (Via CreativeApplications.net) |
.... And Red and Green (and Blue)!
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