[Tecnochicken] has challeneged his arduino and robotic skills in developing a tree-climbing robot based on a L298 H-Bridge Motor Driver and some design time in Sketchup.
After I got comfortable programming and building with an Arduino, I decided to build a robot. I did not have any particular type in mind, so I wracked my brain (and the internet) for cool robot ideas. Eventually, somehow the idea popped into my head to build a robot that could climb trees. At first I dismissed the idea as beyond my skill level, but after further thought, and some time in Sketchup, I decided to take a shot at the challenge.
Fully explained on [Instructables]
This is for the uber-cool geeks who want to specially set up a pre-dinner concert for their loved ones.
Using an SRF05 and an Arduino Uno get that beautiful musical effect with the perfect smile!
Also get the code from Github, plug it in, load the sketch and play!
via [Michele] and [Larry]
YaNiS EOS is a free app, currently in beta, written by “Manis,” a physics student at the University of Luxembourg. The hardware stack consists of an Arduino, a USB host shield, and an SPP-compatible Bluetooth module.
The miniaturized version he shows off here uses a SparkFun ProMini 3.3v, a matching USB shield from Circuits@Home, and a SparkFun BlueSMiRF, respectively, plus a small LiPo battery pack.
Attached to the mini USB port on his Canon 1000D via a standard-to-mini adapter, it’s a bit of an ungainly package, but it’s completely self-contained, and provides full wireless aperture, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, focus, and other controls.
The app is a free download from Android Market. The Arduino sketch is posted at Google Code. Build notes are available on Manis’s personal blog. [Thanks, Matt Mets!]
