Skip to content
Logo

Hackaday

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Hackaday.io
  • Contests
  • Submit
  • About

ArmedRobotMasters

0 Articles

Make A Small Coilgun (aka Coilosapien Update)

March 21, 2007 by Will O'Brien 9 Comments


Remember the coilosapien? I hopped over and found that [marcus] wrote a tutorial on his mini coil gun. He beefed up a disposable camera charging circuit with some extra capacitors to drive the coil, and used a small servo for his automatic reload mechanism. Everything you need to arm your robots.

Posted in Robots HacksTagged armed robot masters, ArmedRobotMasters, robosapein, robosapien

Search

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe

If you missed it

  • From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex

    52 Comments
  • “I’m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy

    66 Comments
  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Playstation 4 To Psychometer

    No comments
  • What’s Mu Metal?

    24 Comments
  • Australia’s Nationwide Phone Outage Was An Embarrassing Failure

    27 Comments
More from this category

Our Columns

  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Fluid Kernels And Optimizing C++ For MCUs

    2 Comments
  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 880: The Two Wolves

    No comments
  • PETG: The PLA Filament Alternative That Just Works

    45 Comments
  • Defeating Bacteria In Hot Water Systems With A Heat Exchanger

    71 Comments
  • Hackaday Links: August 30, 2026

    12 Comments
More from this category

Search

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe

If you missed it

  • From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex

    52 Comments
  • “I’m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy

    66 Comments
  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Playstation 4 To Psychometer

    No comments
  • What’s Mu Metal?

    24 Comments
  • Australia’s Nationwide Phone Outage Was An Embarrassing Failure

    27 Comments
More from this category

Categories

Our Columns

  • Hackaday Europe 2026: Fluid Kernels And Optimizing C++ For MCUs

    2 Comments
  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 880: The Two Wolves

    No comments
  • PETG: The PLA Filament Alternative That Just Works

    45 Comments
  • Defeating Bacteria In Hot Water Systems With A Heat Exchanger

    71 Comments
  • Hackaday Links: August 30, 2026

    12 Comments
More from this category

Recent comments

  • douyarou on From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex
  • chango on A Split Keyboard Designed For Human Hands
  • chango on A Split Keyboard Designed For Human Hands
  • Anonymous on From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex
  • douyarou on From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex
  • kingy on How To Avoid Getting Arc Flashed
  • Jack H on How To Avoid Getting Arc Flashed
  • pax on From A Ten-Line Script To A Real Utility With Codex
  • Jack H on A Defrag Simulator In Your Browser
  • CRJEEA on Exploring The Downsides Of Cooling Roof Paint
Logo
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Hackaday.io
  • Video
  • Submit A Tip
  • About
  • Contact Us

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe to Newsletter

Copyright © 2026 | Hackaday, Hack A Day, and the Skull and Wrenches Logo are Trademarks of Hackaday.com | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Digital Services Act | Do not sell or share my personal informationCookie Management
Powered by WordPress VIP