Today we have two superstars - the Kossel Pro 3D Printer and the SketchBoard. Both are relatively new add-ons to the Solarbotics website. Initially created as a Kickstarter project and designed around the OpenBeam aluminum extrusion system, Kossel Pro is now available for purchase. It comes with a spool of 1.75mm PLA filament (random color) […]
Wednesday Cool Links: DIY Cellphone, Sma...
Solar botics
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:
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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Hacking Sensoria, the smart sock Introducing - helicopter controlled by Sensoria the smart sock by [Andrew]. |
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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.
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Zendulums for Japan
Effective immediately, all the proceeds from the sale of Zendulum kits will be going to the Red Cross efforts in Japan. We'll change up the Zendulum laser artwork to note it as such shortly, and post the new pic. (Done!) Fractured Hinomaru inspired by James White's "Help Japan" poster.
Wednesday Links: Dancing Spiders, Protot...
Dancing Peacock Spiders with Lightsabers This is just fun to say, even more fun to watch (Via Nerdist). Turning a Tape Gun Into a Prototyping Machine Interesting idea, but not necessarily very practical (Via Makezine). A story-based Japanese Rube Goldberg Machine This Rube Goldberg machine features not only some amazing timing and clever solutions but […]
Tah-DAAAA! Welcome to the new digs!
...And by "digs" I mean website! Thanks to all of you who've dropped in for a looky-loo while the paint dries. We're still (metaphorically) moving the furniture in, but everything is ready to roll. Stay tuned while we finish tweaking and installing new content! Thanks, Dave
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