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Circuitry Hacks |
 | Superb 256 LED Graduation Cap
Don't be one of the thousands of "regular" students at graduation! Put hundreds of LEDs on your graduation cap and stream messages across it! All the cool kids are doing it, afterall. The grad in the video above setup a matrix of 16x16 white... |
 | Giant Mechanical Spider Robot!
We've seen a giant spider robot which can scale buildings, but here's one you can actually ride and control yourself. Originally created for the Burning Man festival, this beast weighs 1,700 pounds and although it's pretty clanky and giant, the... |
 | Install a Full Power Panel in your Car
We've all had a need for an AC power plug or USB when we're on the road. Now, you can learn how to build one right into the center console of your car. Not only is a full tutorial available, but there is also a thorough build video you can... |
 | Wi-Fi Enabled Coil Gun with iPhone App
We've covered loads of airsoft, nerf, and gun projects, and here's another superb pr0ject to add to our collection. It's a coil gun placed on a turret which is triggered via Wi-Fi. Additionally, it uses remote targeting and shooting through... |
 | 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,... |
 | Twitter Based Mood Light using Arduino
By monitoring a stream of tweets coming through Twitter, this mood light changes color based upon the frequency of words such as "angry, happy, or sad." The system uses an Arduino which collects data from Twitter using a WiFly module. After... |
 | How To: DIY Arduino Balancing Surface
Here's another superb Arduino project using just a few simple components (which are available in our DIY projects store). It's a pretty simple setup using a laptop, webcam, servos, and an Arduino to monitor and balance a ball bearing on a flat... |
 | Alarm Clock Syncs to Google Calendar, Weather, & Traffic Reports
The Dynamically Programmable Alarm Clock makes your standard alarm clock look like it's an antique. The smart alarm clock integrates with Google Calendar over Wi-Fi and sets alarms based on the schedules noted in Google Calendar. It also... |
 | 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... |
 | Superb 3-Axis Ball of LEDs
Let's face it, LEDs are the reason most of us got into electronics in the first place ;). This superb project uses one blue, red, and green LED and spins them on three different axes. A complex project with stunning rave-like results... |
