Mirobot is a very cool open source robotics kit that’s completely open source and very affordable. When I was contacted by Ben Pirt, the man behind this project, I was admittedly a little skeptical about yet another robotics system. However, this robotics kit seems very nice and sports some very cool features: Super easy to build, it takes just two ...
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The BrickPi is Dexter Industries latest project. It’s an interface board, or shield, for the super popular Raspberry Pi, a cheap ($25) and small but very powerful processor board that runs Linux. The BrickPi allows you to easily interface your NXT motors and sensors with the RasPi, without having to cut up cables or otherwise damage your precious LEGO parts. ...
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Today, my friends from DHL brought me some new toys! Thanks to Yassine from Generation Robots for sending me these to play with: A pre-production model of the Wheelphone robot – a robot frame that can be connected to either an iPhone or an Android phone A Seeedstudio DSO Quad, a 4 channel digital storage oscilloscope The Wheelphone The Wheelphone ...
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I’ve been invited to speak at the Cafe Neu Romance in Prague for the International Robotics Performance Festival. Steven Canvin and Mike Brandl will also be there to give presentations. There will be many other interesting speakers and demonstrations. You can find out a LOT more about this festival here: [LINK]. If you’re in the area and you love robots ...
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It’s been a while since I last did an “exposed” article, where I take apart a sensor and take intimate pictures of its insides. The HiTechnic Passive Infra Red (PIR) is a great one though. It was also one of the most tricky ones to photograph and put back together. To read more about what this sensor can do, check ...
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Simon Burfield, a.k.a. Burf has made a super cool model. By model I mean chair and by chair I mean omnidirectional wheelchair. Oh and it’s life-sized, too. Yeah, it is capable of handling no less than 90 kg! I saw a video of an early prototype a few weeks ago but this new one is even better-er! Some facts: It ...
Read More »‘s robot! Yes, that’s right, you can reach out and play with Laurens’ Alpha Rex over the Big Interwebs! He made a cool looking web interface for it and allows you check out what it’s doing via a webcam! I did something similar a while back but not nearly as cool looking as this! Go check it out before it’s ...
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