The University of of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been running a BEAM-style mechatronics program (GE100) for the last few years. The purpose of the class is to build a self-powered device that can propel itself over both smooth and rough terrain, using a pair of servos and a BEAM-style servo-controller circuit (similar in function to […]
Wednesday Links and MakerFaireYYC
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September 18, 2013
MakerFaireYYC - we were there, to prove that check out some pics on our photostream. Also in our spare time we browsed some internets and brought you some hand-picked links with random, funny, interesting and cool:
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Little Robot Friends: Customizable Robots with Evolving Personalities Toronto-based Aesthetec Studio created these awesome little robots that communicate with the environment, they are Arduino-compatible and reprogrammable. |
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Oree wooden trackpad + marble wireless charging pebble They look soooo good - the question is: how do they work?! |
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Russian skywalkers photograph European buildings from the air Oh Russians doing illegal things again... Climbing on highest buildings in Europe and walking way too close to the edge. |
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Octoscroller A sweet ceiling fixture upgrade by NYC Resistor; lots of blinky RGB LEDs are always fun. |
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Alarm clock of the short now Raphael Abrams' clock for the lazy who don't wanna bother resetting their alarm every time they go to sleep. Goes off after a set duration of time. Make sure you get your sleep - any time of day or night. |
And again, just reminding, we are still very skeleton-staffed for a little bit longer. Oh, these skeletons are useless, I wish they helped at least a little. They sit all day and drink diet Coke and eat muffins. Stupid skeletons.
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