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Arduino angled devkit for USB 2.0 platforms (Gadget Master)
A news story for Gadget Masters to note, from interface chip supplier Future Technology Devices International (FTDI). The company is tapping in to the Arduino open-source community to simplify the design of USB 2.0 interfaces in …Gadget Master
can you mount a gun on a battlebot?
I was watching battlebots and it seems like if you mounted an ak47 on a bot, it would win the whole thing. Is that legal? I haven’t looked up the official rules of the new version, but at least a couple of years ago: Projectile weapons are allowed, but the projectile must be tethered so…
Micro Battle Bot (v1.0)
Ok, here’s a cool little battle bot my buddy Ryan Archer showed me how to make. All you have to do is have an elevon mixing enabled radio, 2, 7-9 gram micro servos (high speeds are preferred, like Turnigy TG9s), a micro receiver (AR6100, Berg 4L, ect.), a 2 cell lipo battery (250 mah is…
Sociable Music Gadgets: Networked Android + Arduino Sequencer in a …
Continuing a look at the Android side of things, Andrea Belloni sends an open source project that gets a sequencer working over a network with a computer and Arduino-based hardware project. It's really a proof of concept – let's call it …Create Digital Music
Micro Battle Bot (v1.0)
Ok, here’s a cool little battle bot my buddy Ryan Archer showed me how to make. All you have to do is have an elevon mixing enabled radio, 2, 7-9 gram micro servos (high speeds are preferred, like Turnigy TG9s), a micro receiver (AR6100, Berg 4L, ect.), a 2 cell lipo battery (250 mah is…
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