Dustbin computer lets you clean and prototype with a Neato XV-11

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So you bought yourself a Neato XV-11 and your floors have never been cleaner. The only problem is that you want to hack around with the hardware without losing your floor-sweeping minion. [Hash] found a solution to the issue by building a computer inside of the dustbin module. You can see at the center of the image above a touchscreen. Normally this is just blank plastic, as it's the removable … [Read more...]

Chumby controlled mechanum wheel robot

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[Madox] gutted an Insignia Infocast to use with this robot. Insignia is Best Buy's house brand and they partnered with Chumby to make their Infocast line. If you can find a used or clearance model it's a great way to get yourself and embedded Linux board for a project like this one. The body and wheels are 3D printed, with design files available at [Madox's] Thingiverse page. The mechanum … [Read more...]

Improving audio output from an HD radio receiver

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[Phil] picked up an HD radio receiver when Radio Shack was clearing them out at a 60% discount. But to his disappointment, when he hooked it up the sound left a lot to be desired with limited mid-range and flat bass. After some forum mining he discovered that the optical output didn't have this problem, and came to the conclusion that the op-amp driving the analog audio-out jack needed some … [Read more...]