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Month: December 2011

  • Enough Already: Silencing Celebs with Arduino

    Matt demonstrates how he uses an Arduino to make a celebrity-silencing remote control for your TV. By decoding the closed captioning track in the video signal, the Arduino is able to look for keywords such as “PALIN” or “KARDASHIAN” and mute your TV, protecting your poor ears from having to hear about them ever again.…

  • Lego Mind Storm Color Sorter

    Mind Storm Color Sorter: The Mind Storm Robot uses the color sensor to separate different colored balls into individual hoppers. Duration : 0:1:31

  • Simple Bots: Randy Sarafan

    Randy Sarafan started Simple Bots on a bet. A coworker wanted a simple introduction to robotics, so Randy set out to prove that he could build a functioning robot in ten minutes. This was the impetus for a family of bots shown at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 that can be easily made from a…

  • For Sale: Avoider 3 Robot Toy

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Avoider-3-Robot-Toy-/110801792899?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Educational_Toys&hash=item19cc4d2f83 Educational robot kit already assembled and comes with box and manual. Made in japan. the robot will move around on it’s six legs avoiding obstacles in it’s path. the avoier 3 can see with it’s LED “eye” informing it of the path ahead. If there is an obstacle it will turn and change direction.…

  • Microbot Robot Kit by Microbric & Revolution Education

    http://www.microbric.com/microbot Learn about the Microbot – A programmable and customisable robot from Microbric and Revolution Education makers of the PICAXE range of microcontrollers. Duration : 0:1:23