Wednesday Cool Links: DIY Cellphone, Sma...

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August 14, 2013

Meteor showers! This week! Everybody watch! And other than that, watch the links. They are shiny too and they come out at night and eat all your strawberry pie and pencils… Er, no, they don’t, actually. But they will only shine the light of their internet goodness on you:

My open-source, do-it-yourself cellphone (built with Arduino).
DIY cellphones are nothing new, but this one by David A. Mellis features LED matrix screen and live hinge laser cut enclosure. And it's all open source!
Solar-Powered Ubuntu Laptop Lasts 10 Hours on a Charge
Sol laptop runs on Ubuntu and claims that after being charged for 2 hours (using those foldable solar panels) it will give you 8 to 10 hours of battery life.
3D printed robot slides under doors and travels up to 5.2m/s
This is a pretty agile robot! 3D printed and traveling on spoke wheels legs, it is able to change height and slide into tight spaces like under doors.
Hacking Sensoria, the smart sock
Introducing - helicopter controlled by Sensoria the smart sock by [Andrew].
National Geographic Robots Get Intimate With Lions
Robots are awesome for getting very close to lions. They let film the animals at an eye level, they are less intrusive and replaceable.

Other than that they are completely harmless and don’t pose a threat to humanity. I will post some more of these next time.

MORE POSTS

August 16, 2005
So long, and thanks for all the fish!

And so closes a great 5 year run, my thanks goes to Dave & Cheryl for all they have provided, to our interesting customers and the friends I have made along the way. I do plan on remaining quite active in the robotics field and attend what competitions and events I can. If you have […]

March 24, 2008
"Little Drum Machine"

First of all, let me apologized for the delay in getting any posts up lately. For those who may not know, Solarbotics Ltd. purchased HVW Technologies just over a year ago. This past year has gone by very quickly, and I've had to put down the soldering iron, and sit in front of a keyboard […]

January 16, 2004
Junkbots is back online!

So, I writes this book, see? And it sells pretty good, so in November, I orders more books, see? And they says "HEY! We gots none left - calm down, we're printing more". So, I sits and waits, and FINALLY they comes in! Here's the great part: It looks like this is the new printing, […]

March 11, 2014
MakeFashion 2014: Inputs and Outcomes

So what happens when Solarbotics meets up with a local fashion duo just 4 weeks before a techno fashion show? Some insanity. Some long hours. Lots of fun. Solarbotics helped several designers prepare for the MakeFashion Gala 2014, but there were a few we really worked closely on for the event. Pumping Fashion Lit by […]

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