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  • Robo Fish: A Robotic Toy for Bathtime Play

    Here’s a closer look at Robo Fish. About the size of a bass lure, these robotic fish were developed in New Zealand. They are powered by two button-cell batteries (included) and cost $10 each. The rubber tails can be pulled off and used on different fish. The tail motion is randomized, which gives a lifelike…

  • Arduino Blog » Blog Archive » Arduino Granary

    In this example we embedded an Arduino Uno inside a granary loaf, together with a Phidgets 1110 touch sensor, an Adafruit Wave Shield and a portable speaker with amplifier. The sounds stored on the SD card were recorded by the …Arduino Blog

  • Robo Fish: A Robotic Toy for Bathtime Play

    Here’s a closer look at Robo Fish. About the size of a bass lure, these robotic fish were developed in New Zealand. They are powered by two button-cell batteries (included) and cost $10 each. The rubber tails can be pulled off and used on different fish. The tail motion is randomized, which gives a lifelike…

  • Arduino Robot Kit

    Visit http://mindsirobotics.com/ to learn more. Check out this new product from MINDS-i Robotics. The 2-in-1 Arduino Kit. Featuring the Hexabot, a six legged crawler robot that uses a cam to walk about and touch sensors to avoid objects. The Line follower uses a QTI or light sensors that will follow a line. If you are…

  • Self-balancing unicycle using Arduino and Sparkfun IMU

    Here's proof that you can build cool stuff with simple tools. This self-balancing unicycle uses an Arduino and a five degree of freedom IMU from Sparkfun to keep the rider upright. Well, it'll keep you upright as long as you have good side-to-side …Hack a Day

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