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Day: January 15, 2007

Lazy Psp Player (automatic Woodchopper)

January 15, 2007 by Will O'Brien 35 Comments


[Andrew]’s love hate relationship with his PSP is impressive. He used a webcam to watch for the appearance of the woodblock and used a small motor (probably serial or parallel actuated) to trigger the button on command. It’s a little silly, but it’s a good exercise for computer visual interaction.

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