Underwater cameras can produce some amazing photography, but who wants to pay for housing if you can make something yourself? This underwater camera housing on Instructables doesn't require a specific container, allowing you to choose anything you have around the house that's watertight and large enough to fit your camera. A finger from a glove is added so you can still operated the controls. A … [Read more...]
PIC controlled spray paint
May 24, 2008 By 4 Comments
Most people make LEDs light up for their first microcontroller project. [Alex] built a "large scale dot matrix printer." This beast is a PIC controlled ground graffiti machine. As it rolls across the ground it deposits strategically located bits of spray paint. Rather than use actual spray paint, he opted for a set of solenoid controlled nozzles that shoot the paint downward. … [Read more...]
The chief cook robot
May 24, 2008 By 8 Comments
We feel the need to apologize immediately for the use of Yakkity Sax in the preceding video and recommend you watch the longer, yak free, video below. It shows researchers at the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory teaching a robot how to make a ham and cheese omelet. Each working area and food item is labeled with a machine recognizable tag. The researcher demonstrates the task by guiding … [Read more...]
Biggest drawing in the world created with GPS
May 24, 2008 By 44 Comments
UPDATE: The text: "This is fictional work. DHL did not transport the GPS at any time" has been added to the bottom of the page since the original posting.Artist [Erik Nordenankar] has created the Biggest Drawing In The World. At least that's what his URL says. He used the movement of a GPS device to create a giant single line self portrait on the globe. His Pelican case containing four large … [Read more...]
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