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 | RC Car Converted into Autonomous Vehicle
This DIY build features a standard RC car converted to be autonomous. Thanks to two sensors on the hood, it can maneuver hallways with ease as it can steer itself around corners all on its own. The vehicle moves down the middle of any hallway... |
 | Sneakers + Wii Balance Board = Nike Wiis
When Nike challenges 78 artists to repurpose their shoes, this is the result. This Nike to Wii mod combines tennis shoes and a Wii Balance Board that serve to permanently attach the gamer to the board. By moving the balance board sensors into the... |
 | How to play SNES on an iPad
The iPhone and iPad are two of the newest additions to the gaming scene and their accelerometers, proximity sensors, and beefed-up graphics chips allow for some pretty impressive gaming. One thing that the swath of new games for Apple's devices... |
 | Add Internet to your Arduino (for half the price!)
Imagine being able to control your Arduino projects from anywhere... Yes, this is possible by simply adding an ethernet shield to your Arduino, but you'd have to sacrifice the programming board. Instead of sacrificing the entire Arduino, just... |
 | A Self-Docking Telepresence Robot
Web controlled surveillance robots are common robotic projects these days, but here's one which comes with self docking capabilities is far less common. This "RoboCam" uses the iRobot for a base and incorporates a Parallax Propeller... |
 | Build Your Own "Follow Me Around" Robotic Stool This RoboStool follows you around to provide your tired feet comfort at a moment's notice. The robotic foot stool from Norris Labs is a regular vinyl covered stool in appearance. However, inside is an array of sensors and communications equipment.... |
 | Cornell's Top Microcontroller Projects 2010
The students of Cornell have posted their year end microcontroller projects for us to admire. Some projects involve creating commercially available products, but a few definitely stood out from the crowd. With a budget of $75, the students... |
 | Robotic Butler + Robotic Fridge = Awesome!
We thought the beer launching robot and the Twitter popcorn robot were cool, but a robot which brings you cool drinks on a hot summer day? Outstanding! The two robots talk to each other through a series of infrared sensors and navigation... |
 | DIY Arduino Helicopter with Obstacle Avoidance
Here's another neat Arduino helicopter project featuring four infrared sensors and one ultrasonic sensor for obstacle avoidance. We've seen an Arduino powered helicopter with four rotors and even one with six rotors too. This quadcopter,... |
 | Incredible Robot Balances Perfectly on a Ball
We've featured some basic segway-like self balancing robots with two wheels but we haven't seen anything like this. This unique robot uses three omni-wheels to maintain its balance on a spherical ball. As demonstrated in the video below, it... |
