Robots Hacks

Make a Remote Controlled Nerf Gun Tank

Make a Remote Controlled Nerf Gun Tank

If you were a Nerf gun warrior in your younger days, then you need to make yourself this awesome Nerf tank. Is that Nerf gun still lying around? Then all you need are some extras and a bit of handyman skills to follow this neat project. You could...
DIY Virtual Robot Controlled By Real World Twin

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...
Wiimote Controlled Lawn Mower

Wiimote Controlled Lawn Mower

We’ve got another cool hack for you, this time using the amazing Wiimote, from the Southern University of Denmark's Robot Laboratory. The Wiimote connects to the lawn mower through Bluetooth. From there, a computer interprets the signal and...
Perhaps The Best Wall-E Case Mod Yet

Perhaps The Best Wall-E Case Mod Yet

We've all seen our share of fantastic PC case mods, but this Wall-E inspired case mod has to be the one of best ultimate geek centerpieces. The detail is incredible with the perfect textures and the classic hardware look. Apparently the...
Giant Robotic Spiders Invade Japan

Giant Robotic Spiders Invade Japan

Straight out of a sci-fi thriller, this incredible mechanized spider (designed by a group of artists and technicians) walks the streets of Yokohama, Japan carrying it's victims. The creative group, La Machine is known for creating such...
The Enicycle: A Self Balancing Electric UniCycle

The Enicycle: A Self Balancing Electric UniCycle

If you've ever tried to ride a unicycle, most people would agree it's pretty much impossible. However, with the Enicycle, a motorized unicycle, it's dirt simple and you can learn in less than 15 minutes. The video above walks you...
New Arduino Mega & Interview with Tom Igoe

New Arduino Mega & Interview with Tom Igoe

As you should know by now, Arduino is a fantastic microcontroller platform featuring a simple data input and outputs along with an easy to learn programming environment. Now the boys over at tinker.it have come out with the Arduino's big brother...
Home Automation Using the iPhone and X10

Home Automation Using the iPhone and X10

Like most people, we're huge fans of home automation. We've even covered quite a few ways people have used Twitter to automate your home. This time, however, we'll be automating our homes by managing SmartHome's X10 home automation modules...
Arduino & NunChuck create Real Time DIY Pan & Tilt Camera

Arduino & NunChuck create Real Time DIY Pan & Tilt Camera

Learn to create your own DIY pan and tilt camera which is controllable (in basically real time) by using a Wii nunchuck and the Arduino. Â By moving and rotating the nunchuck, two servo motors match your movements allowing you to control your...
Car Hacking: iPhone Controlled Mazda

Car Hacking: iPhone Controlled Mazda

By tapping into his car's onboard webserver and diagnostic systems, this hacker can control his car from anywhere in the world.� He's able to start the engine, pop the trunk, lock/unlock, and view all vehicle diagnostics from his iPhone. As...