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Vex Robotics Kit Review (We bought at 40% off at Radio Shack!)

Posted on February 2, 2007 by max
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Well, we just bought the Vex Robotics Kit for like a hundred bucks at Radio Shack while shopping for some parts. Check out the video of what’s inside the kit. Apparently, they are not selling too well at Radio Shack but the kit itself is a great deal and has lots of parts for other projects.

We couldn’t help but to open up the microcontroller box (spelled mirco controller on the box…) and found the PIC18F8520 is powering it. I think we might be

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Garrett’s Old school CNC Machine!

Posted on February 2, 2007 by max
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Here’s a cool old school CNC Machine Garrett made long time ago. We got some new stepper motor drivers that helped his machine to work again. 🙂

It’s a really cool CNC machine that you can make it to cut stuff but also draw stuff too. We plan to upgrade it using some Mach3 software (Thanks Art for the free program!) and some touchscreen controls…

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DIY HACK – Tank Bot!

Posted on February 1, 2007 by max
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Kinda neat creation, a tank bot. Check it out dude.  Also check out videos and circuits.

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Gigantic Tennis ball Launcher!

Posted on February 1, 2007 by max
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Check out this gigantic tennis ball launcher! A must if you are trying to help your son or daughter become the next Venessa Williams. Just make sure to use a nice racket!

I built this launcher for a friend of mine after he helped me machine some custom aluminum frames for the 2005 ASME Regional Design Contest. It features a 2.5″ ID pvc pipe barrel (perfect for tennis balls) and a 4″ ID pvc chamber. The val

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DIY HACK – How to make a GPS Logger using PIC and a $20 GPS receiver

Posted on January 29, 2007 by max
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Here’s a tight little project that can cost very little to make if you need to make your own GPS data logging system for your next hiking or outdoor adventure!

This project focused on creating a simple serial data logger for the Delorme Tripmate (also known as the GPSTripmate). The Tripmate is an older GPS receiver that can be purchased on eBay for < $20. I happen to hav

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DIY – Weather Station

Posted on January 26, 2007 by max
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This weather station built by couple Oregon college students have been around, but very cool to know if you are trying to build one from scratch.

The Remote Weather Station (RWS) is a computerized weather monitoring system using MINI-MAX/51-C micro-controller board from BiPOM Electronics and various sensors. RWS consists of  two separate modules ( display module and weather module ) that are wirelessly linked together. RWS was developed by an ambitious team of

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Cool CNC Machine Plans

Posted on January 26, 2007 by max
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Here’s some cool CNC machine plans that you can buy…can they send us a sample? The CNC looks nice, doesn’t it? Kinda like the one Garrett made…

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Express Programming Service for Inventors, engineers, MAKERS, hackers, tinkerers, etc…

Posted on January 26, 2007 by max
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My work place is hiring bunch of new people and offering some express programming service for inventors, engineers, makers, and tinkerers out there who want to make some cool touchscreen applications. I got some hookups from my boss so you can use the Promo Code “ZEDOMAX” for 40% discounts for your future projects, make sure to check it out!  The offer ends end of March so if you got a touchscreen project and need some quick programming, this might be for you.

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Cool Feed reader

Posted on January 26, 2007 by max
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Hey here’s a cool feed reader you can make. (Hey, Phillip, send me a make mp3 so i can start hacking it, we are in hibernation ‘cauz we really need a desktop mp3 player…)

Okay, we agree that we request too many free stuff but at least we do make things…hopefully a lot of them when we get out of our weird hibernation mode right now…

In the meanwhile, do check out our new video site dabomb.tv!

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HACK – The Wiibot using Wiimote and an industrial robot

Posted on January 25, 2007 by max
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Wholly, cr@p! Check this robot that you can control using your wii controller! Just gotta watch out we don’t start making weapons with wiimite, PEACE! via via 

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