Materials: For Totoro: Felt: 1 black, 3 grey, 1 white, 1 beige Needle Black Thread Poly-fil stuffing Cardstock Scissors Pins Pen or chalk DIY Totoro Plush Tutorial HERE Totoro Pattern HERE For Umbrella: 3 or 4 different types of fabric Felt: 1 grey, 1 black 2 popsicle sticks Needle Black Thread LilyPad Arduino: LilyPad Arduino
LilyPad Arduino Totoro Plush with Umbrella Continue Reading
Blank space, what to do?, what to do? Our hackerspace has a blank brick wall above the fireplace. It’s been a cold winter so we’ve had a fair number of fires, but there is just something wrong about a blank brick wall. Well in this project I’ll document how to create an animated, Arduino controlled,
Easy Programmable EL-Wire Wall Art Project with Cool-Neon using arduino Continue Reading
Always wanted to take total control of your electric appliances even without being at home? Well, thanks to this instructable you will be able to do that and much more. Some friendly suggestions before starting: Electricity is very dangerous, read and follow the “DANGER:” advices written in this instructable. If you don’t have any experience
Microcontrolled AC switch using arduino Continue Reading
Welcome! I have been in robotics since I was a kid and I am very passionate by robotics. I learn BEAM robotics around 1997-98 and started building robots for a science faire project call “Insectroides” in 2001. http://robomaniac.solarbotics.net ( they change server and the website links does not work anymore it is on Linux and
How to Build a Robot – The BeetleBot Continue Reading
What if you could turn any conductive surface into an instrument? Like, say…a mug of water? Best of all, it’s cheap; you’ll only need $1 worth of extra electrical components (not including the Arduino). For this project, my friend Harvest and I combined Disney’s Touché touch-sensing system with Arduino, and then used ChucK to generate
Mug Music: Turn Water Into an Instrument with Arduino and ChucK Continue Reading
here is growing interest in the commercial production of high-value specialty fruit such as strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries. Much of the small fruit grown in North Carolina is currently marketed through pick-your-own establishments or roadside stands. A strong demand for these small fruit items from grocery stores and restaurants has prompted many growers to
PORTABLE FORCED-AIR COOLING UNIT Continue Reading
Buildings account for 20-40% of total energy use in developed countries. Window shades (or blinds) can help to reduce building energy use and improve visual comfort (i.e., reducing glare and increasing daylighting). A recent study showed that occupants are fairly inactive when operating manual roller shades (O’Brien et al. 2013) which could lead to increased
A solar tracking automatic motorized window blind retrofit using Arduino Continue Reading
Updated : 16/3 Add step 4, about using the stage. Updated : 18/3 Add photos (cutting vinyl adhesive sheet) Updated : 19/3 Add step 5, acting as pen plotter Updated : 20/3 Add laser engraving video (Wood) and photo Updated : 22/3 Add 2 drawings to show the structures of machine, also visit this link.
Arduino 3-axis Mini Lazer Paper-Cutter Continue Reading
I’ve made a video documentation of my midterm project for my 544 class. To keep it shorter, I didn’t detail in the video that this is only a completed phase of a larger project: an autonomous robot seal. I was originally going to incorporate a whole body that hid his components, but this current prototype
Buddy the on-screen seal Robot Continue Reading
For a class on technology in libraries, I had to create a project that used the LilyPad Arduino, and I chose to create a stuffed animal that sings “Jesus Loves Me” while lights flash with the notes. I made a fox, but the pattern to which I’ll link can be used to make a raccoon
LilyPad Arduino Stuffed Fox Toy Continue Reading
