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Robots Hacks |
 | Dorm Room RFID Lock Mechanism
Learn how to create your own RFID locking mechanism using the Parallax RFID module. If you're unfamiliar with RFID, don't miss our comprehensive RFID tutorial. The project uses the rather old school Basic Stamp instead of the Arduino... |
 | Build an Epic Mobile Bar
If you want to be the downright main attraction at any party, show up with this incredible, full bar on wheels. Featuring a motorized beer elevator, motorized ice and mixer drawer, six-bottle shot dispensers, and sound activated neon... |
 | Incredible Circuitry Art with Spare Parts
Using spare resistors, caps, pots, chips, sockets, and other electronic parts, this man created outstanding circuitry figurines. More pictures and details can be found on his Flickr page. You can find supplies for your next DIY project in our... |
 | Make a UAV Spyplane Using the Arduino
With a handful of servos, battery pack, GPS unit, and the Arduino programmer you can build your own unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone. It's an absolutely outstanding project complete with a detailed, 22 page tutorial to guide you through the... |
 | Impressive LEGO Star Wars Scene with LEDs
Using 60,000 LEGOs and sleek blue LEDs, one LEGO Star Wars enthusiast built this fantastic 5'x10' snow diorama filled with At-Ats, storm troopers and incredible details. It took him four years and three thousand dollars to create. ... |
 | Build a Heavy Duty Six Legged Robot
Learn to build a robust, hexapod robot capable of carrying a human passenger. The robot can also be made fully autonomous with the addition of a few sensors and a little programming. The author has a detailed tutorial with plenty of... |
 | Build your own Combat Robot
Over the past few years, we've covered a vast array of robot projects. This forty minute video shows you really easy ways to come up with parts for this project and how to put all together. Salvage affordable motors, gears and more... |
 | Hack Customer Service - Go Directly to a Human
We've all suffered the pains of customer service robots. Learn to bypass robot answering machines and be directly connected to human customer support. The list has every major company as well as U.S. government agencies. ... |
 | DIY RC Airplane Drops Water Bombs
Attaching a high quality camera to his RC plane, one modder used a servo motor to create a water bomb dropping mechanism. The fantastic video above shows the plane on a bombing run and there's also a video demonstrating the release... |
 | Gmail and RSS Notifiers using the Arduino
By programming the Arduino and having it communicate to the web through your computer's serial port, you can create your own physical notifier which alerts you when you receive email or when an RSS news feed is updated. It can even update you of... |
