Although not a true BEAM robot, this simple schematic by Randy Sargent is small, simple, slick, and effective. My own version uses a pair of pager motors and three cells from a 9V rechargeable battery. Hard to get any simpler than this device!
Wednesday Links: 3D Weaving, Lasercut Go...
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June 25, 2014
Another Wednesday brings another dose of links. What's new about that? Links themselves, I guess.
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Time-lapse Panoramas We've all seen panoramas like that - but the video at the end of the post is really worth watching (Via Geek.com) |
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3D Weaving Regular weaving is complex, imagine weaving in three dimensions! And the machine that does just that. (Via Notcot) |
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Laser Cut Inspiration Always nice to see what projects you can do with a laser, especially I like the first one, what an awesome and functional way to utilize the rotary attachment!(Via Ponoko) |
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Wireless Charging Pants ...just make sure to not wash the phone while it's charging! (Via Designboom) |
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Math Equations Visualized ... and cast in plaster make fascinating sculptures. Somehow the translation of this totally abstract concept into something tangible is really exciting. Dunno why. (Via Wired) |
Although I missed one week. Sorry.
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