Archive for August, 2008
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
This one can go either way for us. Decide for yourself.
What it is:
A robot that operates using a cluster of living rat brain cells paired with electrodes to process stimuli and deliver a response.
What's cool:
Studying how the brain cells fire in response to stimuli (an as importantly, no stimuli) is ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
The crew over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories created the original Interactive LED Table, which then inspired others.
Here is a brief sample of what Steve at Deadly Computer Blog did when he got his materials in for the project. He also posted a great write up and pictures of ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
New Zealand genius XXXVR has done some amazing home-brew motion simulatr work.
Here he built a motion platform with a car seat and mapped the motion to the view axis in an first-person shooter video game. Plus, he included some intense, body-jolting force feedback effects.
Looks like loads of fun, but something ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Take 2 classic childhood loves - Lego and Classic Arcade Games, throw in a dash of robotics and you have a working Lego interpretation of the arcade classic Donkey Kong, complete with intro music and barrel-jumping Mario.
See it in action below.
Front:
Back:
Great job, Dan Kressin
See more details at http://wrench.vib.org/lego/donkeykong/
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
It's Rube-y Tuesday and today we're showing a setup that must have used everything in the house (and yes, it does use the kitchen sink). There are a few edits, so we are a bit skeptical on if it went all the way through on its own, but it is ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
Like a Segway... except cooler...maybe...
It seems to have been around for a while, but we just recently ran across this one and thought it would make a fine entry for Motor Mondays. The video is a bit long, has a tinge of "Xtreem"-ness to it, and the song gets old ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Strangely fascinating.
The out of phase oscillation of the individual metronomes is brought into sync by the slight movement of the cans. Simple, but effective demonstration.
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