New in the Maker Shed: Quirky Switch
The Switch, now available in the Maker Shed, is the ultimate modular pocketknife. With 18 different attachments you can mix and match your most frequently used tools.
Technology
Adding Vector Graphics to Eagle PCB
Todbot of Los Angeles hackerspace CRASH Space figured out how to import vector shapes from Illustrator into Eagle. Eagle is a great cross-platform, free-for-non-commercial-use tool for many of us designing own own circuit boards. But it has a pretty glaring omission: the ability to import vector artwork to use as board outlines, logos, etc. You […]
Electric Diwheel With Active Rotation Damping (EDWARD)
An honors mechanical engineering project from a group of thirteen at Australia’s University of Adelaide. Rich technical detail available at the project’s webpage.
Excellent MicroRAX/Linxmotion Robot Legs
Lynxmotion.net forum member ohbowz of Los Angeles built these beauteous limbs by combining two different building sets. Sweet! I made this biped with the intention of building a full body. I merged MicroRax parts with the Lynxmotion parts, a little bit of hacking and cheating was necessary to get everything to fit together nicely. At […]
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 08
In this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits and
Andrew are looking at an interesting collaborative attempt for
hobbyists to get together across the globe, and build The most
advanced amateur humanoid robot. And then some inspiration to how easy
it has become to work with GPS!
Links related to the show:
The most advanced amateur humanoid robot project
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26337
Fundamentals of a GPS guided vehicle
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/19554
aventgps UAV
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/23257
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 09
Welcome to this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, where Frits and Andrew are taking a fast tour of 10 cool hobby robot projects! Here are links to the projects in the video: CNC machine v2.1 – aka “Valkyrie Reloaded” Z-39 – made by CNC HXT900 Hexapod DAGU Robot Arm with Roboduino Control […]
How-To: Operate a Homemade Scanning Electron Microscope
When we last checked in on Ben Krasnow’s homemade SEM, he had just achieved his first successful image with the device. As his latest video shows, the project has come a long way since then. It’s a long clip, by internet standards, at almost 10 minutes, but Ben does a great job of communicating what he’s doing and why, taking us through each step in the imaging process, from loading the sample, through pumping down the vacuum chamber and powering up the electronics, to fine-tuning the image itself.