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!
DIY Projects
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.
Longboard Generates Light While You Ride
ITP student Danne Woo modified his longboard with strips of LED lights that illuminate when a wheel-mounted generator spins. In short, a stepper motor is run through a bridge rectifier followed by a one farad supercapacitor and then into the LEDs. The resulting project is suitably called “The Circuit Board.”
In the Maker Shed: RFID Starter Pack
Who doesn’t love RFID? It unlocks doors, helps you find lost pets, and even helps you pay for coffee. Want to experiment with this incredible technology at home? Check out what the Maker Shed has to offer!
Adafruit’s Enclosures On Thingiverse
Adafruit Industries has uploaded their .SVGs to Thingiverse, so now you can take their Community Commons enclosure designs, mix them up, and laser them out! My favorite is the Ice Tube Clock enclosure designed by w0z. Adafruit’s Things
Open Source Speakers find Homes in Mason Jars
Sarah Pease borrows from David A. Mellis’ open source speaker design and mates it with mason jars as enclosures. They not only have a great look, but different sizes and types of jars can be swapped out to create different sound signatures.
New in the Maker Shed: DVI-D Cape for BeagleBone
The new DVI-D Cape for the BeagleBoard BeagleBone is now available in the Maker Shed! It will allow your BeagleBone to output directly to a monitor allowing you to use it as a standalone computer.
