Motion sensing fog machine

Our favorite holiday is just around the corner, so there's no surprise in seeing a few builds to scare children turning up in the tip jar. [Greg] also loves Halloween and apparently puts on a good show - he always uses a fog machine on his porch on All Hallow's Eve, but triggering it at the right time is always a pain. This year, [Greg] decided to build a motion-sensing fog machine. His machine … [Read more...]

Typing with a MIDI drum set

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[Autuin] picked up the drums at the age of 18, but by his own admission he's no [Bonzo], [Buddy Rich] or [Ringo]. Practicing always seems to fall off the end of his to-do list, and there really is only one way to Carnegie Hall. One thing [Autuin] is really fast at is typing, so he figured he could improve his drumming skills by banging a few paragraphs out. The core of the build is a Yamaha … [Read more...]

Electronic demon costume is surprisingly unnerving

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[Phil] over at Adafruit crashed last Sunday's Show and Tell with an amazing demon costume that includes a voice changer and animated LED matrices for The Eyes and mouth. He just posted how he built this costume, but you've really got to Watch the video to see how awesome this build is. Every demon needs a scary voice, so [Phil] repurposed his Arduino-based voice changer for this build. By … [Read more...]

Automatic Airsoft Turret

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[Valentin] wrote in to tell us about his automatic Airsoft turret. What it lacks in accuracy, it more than makes up for with sheer volume of fire. The pellet container is able to hold 500 6mm bbs, so make sure to get out of the way after this device is armed. The device itself is a great example of physical hacking, harvesting parts from a motion sensor as well as a G35 gearbox from Airsoft … [Read more...]