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The Great Ball Contraption: An AWESOME Lego Mindstorms build

Dwayne — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:58:11 +0000

Check out this great Lego MindStorms build! Makes me want to blow the
dust off of my own Lego set!

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Kitt, give me directions to the closest pizza place then Activate Turbo Boost!

Dwayne — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:51:58 +0000

Yes, now you too be like Michael Knight and have the voice of Kitt guide your way. (Minus turbo boost, unfortunately)

With the Mio’s Knight Rider GPS you can have Kitt guide you to your desired location.

Check out this video of the GPS in action!

-From Engadget

Vagrants beware! The “Bum-Bot” is on patrol!

Neil — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:01:16 +0000

Saw this article on Yahoo news about a bar owner in Atlanta that’s taken keeping his bar and his neighbourhood safe to a whole new level. He engineered the “Bum-bot” – a simple remote controlled bot designed to scare away would be thieves and drug addicts. He’s become quite the hero in his area. CNN did a news story. Here’s the vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeUkgM-liSs&NR=1

Tetris on the side of a building!

Dwayne — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:21:38 +0000

These guys apparently spend a good deal of time and money.. just to play Tetris on the side of a building for few nights…

My type of people! XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ddJrPKXfHM

From Engadet

The WaterHobo: Defending your lawn!

Dwayne — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:38:59 +0000

It is projects like this one that make me I was more technically inclined. This person has set up a water gun with a motion detection camera. Let the fun begin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irqHWEPM1OE

Hack a Day: Waterhobo

Cute little dancing bot!

Dwayne — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:21:56 +0000

This is Keepon, The dancing robot that can pick out the beat from a song on it’s own!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g-yrjh58ms

The tech behind this little bot is cool but this video is just a lot of fun ^^ (article here)

The Great Robot Race!

Dwayne — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:58:10 +0000

In 2005, DARPA put on a race to see if robots could traverse a long, rough desert track with no user intervention called the DARPA Grand Challenge. The last time I saw this race, the robots could not even finish a quarter of the course. However, The challengers have learned from the past and have improved their methods. Check out this great documentary on the difficulties the competitors faced!

View the online documentary on the PBS.org site!

Use your Wii Remote on your PC!

Dwayne — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:38:19 +0000

If you are lucky enough to own a Wii you should know that it can be used on more then just your Wii. Because the Wiimote is a bluetooth device, you can use it on your computer.
Check your these options to control your PC with your Wii Remote:

WiinRemote� (Easier Method)

You Tube video example of WiinRemote Use

GlovePie (more complicated, but customizable)