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Microcontrollers Hacks |
 | How to: Shoot Bullets Through a Propeller!
World War 1 biplanes utilized mechanical interrupter gears for strafing with a machine gun though the propellers. Cut to the 21st century when the same task has been achieved using a microcontroller-based solution. The idea is to time the firing... |
 | How to: Controlled Levitation using Magnets & Microcontrollers
Here are four superb examples of combining electricity and magnetism to create wirelessly powered, levitating objects. Typically using two copper coils for induction, the some methods in the tutorials below transfer electricity through thin air. ... |
 | Back to the Future 'Auto-Lace' Sneakers
If the Nike Wiis aren't an extreme enough shoe mod for you, check out these self-tying Power Laces. Inspired by the Back to the Future films, the Power Laces Prototype features a motor and an Arduino microcontroller. When your foot hits the... |
 | Custom Magic 8 Ball features internal OLED Screen
Remember those Magic 8 balls growing up and how the stupid bubbles and purple liquid always got in the way of reading the prediciton? With a bit of electronic modding, it display custom messages by replacing the normal message die with an OLED... |
 | DIY Virtual Robot Controlled By Real World Twin
In this cool project, learn to use a simple robot to manipulate its 3D mirror image constructed in Maya. For the physical robot, he uses 3 servos and a PicAxe 28X1 micro-controller. Each time the robot moves on its axes, movement is... |
 | How to Connect Multiple Arduino Microcontrollers with I2C
Use I2c to connect several Arduinos together to combine their power. I2C stands for the Inter Integrated Circuits and is one of the best Multi Master Serial Computer Bus technologies used in different systems to connect the... |
 | Make your Own 21st Century Sundial
If you thought sundials were a thing of the past, think again. The only difference is that this time around things are much more high tech. Over at 5volt there is a fantastic tutorial demonstrating how to build your own laser sundial.
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