No video yet, but this looks really interesting – “Inspired by the strange motion of the basilisk lizard, Carnegie Mellon University mechanical engineers have built a tiny robot that can sprint across land and water with equal aplomb.” [via] – Link. Related: Water Runner Robot – Link. How “Jesus Lizards” walk on water – Link.
Timothy writes – “A Maker friendly version of the Tube Lamp by Nik Willmore. A captivating Light source suitable for normal usage and able to be dimmed down like a nice relaxing night light” – Link.
Alan writes – “Philippe Hurbain has created a pneumatic LEGO wheel. This wheel has no electronics and is controlled by two hand pumps, also made from LEGO. There are very detailed construction details available on his site that were created using LeoCAD and some LeoCAD plugins.” [via] – Link.
Our pal Mike over on Popular Science has a good photo frame project, he writes – “Turn an old laptop into a digital frame that automatically displays new shots from your Flickr account–then give it to your mother…” – Link. Related: Tons and tons of LCD photo frame projects – Link.
Boston Globe on the upcoming WoWee + Evolution robots – “Your next pet robot will probably be able to do more than terrorize your toddlers and cats. It should also, with a few modifications, be smart enough to pick up the living room and may perform another killer app that roboticists have long dreamt about: […]
Geoof writes – “One of the greatest custom-built rigs we’ve ever seen, Sangaku is an inspired mod. Join us as we delve into the creation of the custom case, with plenty of eye candy and worklog detail.” – Link. Related: Tons of case mods – Link.
iRobot (makers of the Roomba) has stickers for your bot – you can also upload your own photos and make custom stickers. Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a Roomba Serial Interface – Link. HOW TO – Roomba Bluetooth Interface – Link. iPAQ controlled Roomba – Link.
