In the Maker Shed: PowerSwitch Tail II
Are you looking for a robust, no nonsense way to control AC loads from your Arduino or other microcontroller? Check out the PowerSwitch Tail II, available in the Maker Shed!
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Artbot Clock Draws the Time
Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi’s Doodle Clock draws the time with a dry erase marker, then erases the last digit and redraws it when The clock is based on a Rbbb Arduino. The time is maintained by the Arduino and also the arm for plotting the numbers. The arms consist of two 9g metal gear RC servos, […]
How-To: Get Started with the BeagleBone
If you’re excited about getting into embedded Linux platforms for electronics projects, Matt shows you how to get started on the BeagleBone. By the end of the how-to, you’ll be able to blink and LED, but hopefully you’ll be inspired to take something on that’s a little more complex.
Get a BeagleBone from the Maker Shed: http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKCCE1&Click=37845
And here’s the code for mrbbio: https://github.com/mrichardson23/mrBBIO
More info: http://blog.stage.makezine.com/2012/03/14/how-to-get-started-with-the-beaglebone/
How-To: Get Started with the BeagleBone
If you’re excited about getting into embedded Linux platforms for electronics projects, Matt shows you how to get started on the BeagleBone. By the end of this how-to video, you’ll be able to blink and LED, but hopefully you’ll be inspired to to take something on that’s a little more complex.
Boxie the Robot Explores its Surroundings
Boxie is a semi-autonomous robot that roams through its surroundings until it finds a willing human participant to answer its questions and star in a movie it films. It was designed and built by Alexander Reben at MIT’s Media Lab.
Contact-Free Jukebox Plays Tunes without Touching
As a toy for his daugher Anna, Dominick created this RFID enabled contact-free jukebox so that Anna can choose her tunes by placing a card near the front of the device. Like David Harris’s Charlie’s Bear, this fine project uses an Arduino, an RFID reader, and a Wave Shield (among a few other components).
Alt.SXSW: Tron Light Cycles Realized
Sean got a chance to play frog design’s physical realization of the classic Tron light cycle duel at today’s Dorkbot SXSW Create event in Austin. Click through for photo and video of the game and details about how it works.