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Robotic Dog Fetches the Ball!

Posted on July 14, 2008 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy7nRjzTYSg

Remember the Automatic Ball Throwing Machine for your dog?  Well, get one of these Robotic Dogs and you will have a complete dog throwing/fetching automation.  Why not?

This robot uses an Acroname CMUcam2+ for its eye and an Acroname BrainStem GP 2.0 microcontroller for its brain. It chases down a bright pink ball (which I made with a styrofoam ball and neon pink acrylic paint), grabs it with its dual-servo pincher, and brinks it back to its home base by homing in on another bright pink target (conveniently mounted over the iSight

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Wall Climbing Robot!

Posted on May 21, 2008 by max

Here’s a pretty impressive wall climbing bot.

Ever rub a balloon and stick it to a wall? If only larger objects could defy gravity the same way.

Later this week, researchers from the non-profit group SRI International will unveil the design of a wall-climbing robot at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Pasadena, Calif. It can clamber up all common building materials, the scientists told Popular Mechanics—and proved it to us with t

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Get your Used Macs and Mac parts at dvwarehouse.com!

Posted on March 16, 2008 by max

This is a paid review through ReviewMe.

Check out some of these great deals online for your used Macs and Mac parts needs over at dvwarehouse.com.

Pre-owned stuff they are selling right now:

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Garre’ts DIY – Home Automation Project – Part One: Real-Time Clock and Calendar

Posted on November 15, 2006 by max

Garrett shows you how to setup your time and automatically sync with your PC’s time on the CB290 Proto Board, so you can program to do a lot of things such as

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