USB servo squirter

posted Dec 26th 2008 7:47am by
filed under: classic hacks, peripherals hacks

squirt

Here is a great project for learning how to control servos. They’ve made a USB controlled squirt gun using the USB NerdKit, a pump and a servo. This is a great tutorial to learn about PWM and controlling servos. The tutorial is very thorough, with great pictures and a video of it all , which you can see after the break.

[thanks Humberto]

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3 Responses to USB servo squirter

  • Edd says:
    December 26, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    Nice kit. I’ll be looking forward to buy it.

    I’m a total newbie when it comes to this but how does it compare to Arduino and others like it ?

    I would like to play with LED related projects.

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  • Larry says:
    December 27, 2008 at 9:31 am

    For about $20 you can get a freeduino (an Arduino clone). The software is free and easy to learn. There are lots of example code to get you started.

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  • Mitch says:
    March 24, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    This was totally cool to watch. Thanks!

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