In this instructables I want to show you how to build your own automated mixed-drink maker to satisfy all your liquid (and alcohol 😉 )needs. For a while now, I have been satisfying my thirst and taste-buds with pre-made concentrates from sodastream. The unit allows you to easily carbonate water and add flavoring to it. […]
Automated Cocktail Drink Machine Continue Reading
Two other tutorials I have written step you through the basics (Arduino 101) and how to create a really basic data logger (Arduino Datalogger – simple). This tutorial will step through how to attach servo motors, and use temperature sensor to move it! The premise is that often, you want to respond to some input
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Instructables member Sebastian Coddington has created a racing quadruped robot using the power of Arduino. The race consists of a 10 m autonomous sprint and competitors can use quadruped or biped robot. The current record for a quadruped is 42 seconds for a 10 m sprint. The GorillaBot design is based on a five bar
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We have seen quite a few DIY joystick designs that use Hall effect sensors, but [Akaki]’s controller designs (YouTube video, embedded below) really make the most of 3D printing to avoid the need for any other type of fabrication. He’s been busy using them to enhance his Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 experience, and shares not just his joystick
In the past few years, a number of synthesizer manufacturers have been releasing “desktop semi-modular” instruments. They generally take the same form factor as the Eurorack modular synthesizer format and most are probably intended as a gateway drug into the world of modular. (As addictions go, it’s one of the safer ones.) I fell for
Oceania Midi Controller (for Make Noise 0-Coast and Other Synths) Continue Reading
In general, the cost of electronic components and the tools used to fiddle with them have been dropping steadily over the last decade or so. But there will always be bargain-hunting hackers who are looking to get things even cheaper. Case in point, hot air rework stations. You can pick up one of the common
AN ARDUINO CONTROLLER FOR HOT AIR HANDLES Continue Reading
Phones are pretty great. Used as telephones, they can save us from bad situations and let us communicate while roaming freely, for the most part. Used as computers, they often become time-sucking black holes that can twist our sense of self and reality. Assuming they pick up when you call, phones are arguably a good
IOT SAFE KEEPS LATCHKEY KIDS’ PHONES ON LOCKDOWN Continue Reading
Camera traps are a very common tool in wildlife conservation and research, but placing and pointing them correctly can be a bit of a guessing game. Something very interesting could happen just out of frame and you’d be none the wiser. The [Andrew Quitmeyer] and [Danielle Hoogendijk] at DINALABS (Digital Naturalism Laboratories) in Panama are
MISS NOTHING WITH A HACKED 360 DEGREE CAMERA TRAP Continue Reading
People in the western world spend a lot of time sitting. At the desk, driving around, watching TV and more. Sometimes, sitting too much can harm your body and harm your focusing abilities. Walking and standing up after a given time is crucial to perform better in life. As students we spend a lot of
Study Better With a Smart Desk Lamp – IDC2018IOT Continue Reading
While early scientists and inventors famously underestimated the value of radar, through the lens of history we can see how useful it became. Even though radar uses electromagnetic waves to detect objects, the same principle has been used with other propagating waves, most often sound waves. While a well-known use of this is sonar, ultrasonic sensors
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