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Posted on 03.11.08 by John @ 8:29 pm
The Tartan Online : ‘Scarab’ the robot 
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More robots on the moon. Well, only if they get funding and the thing works. Lets hope it does.|
Posted on 03.11.08 by John @ 7:57 pm
(page might be down, last I looked the server’s log files are filling up its hard drive!)
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Looks like the sound of gnashing gears and grinding steel may once again grace the television sets of America. Noted sports cable network |
Posted on 09.19.07 by John @ 8:27 pm
is a resource for all things about amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): How-to’s, links, videos, images and a discussion group. Among other things, this is where we’ll be listing all the parts, software and instructions to build each of our UAVs. I know that I’d like to have a plane with a camera built into it. An autopilot would make lining up a good photo a lot easier. How cool would that be? It’s simply amazing what you can do with off the shelf stuff and some brains. Oh yeah, and LEGOS. Yes, one of these planes has a servo actuated camera mount that is built from LEGO parts. That in mind your not going to be loitering over your target all day looking for the guy that has been stealing your newspaper every morning. These UAVs get about 20 minuets in the air and can only go about five miles. Still, it is very cool.
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I’m sure this is going to end up like the guy that |
Posted on 08.21.07 by John @ 5:46 pm
This is a wholly amazing example of what can be done with LEGOs and their line of microcontrollers. It’s a production line that creates little LEGO cars, you can even choose the colors of the bricks. But can someone make a LEGO machine that builds production lines and in turn builds more production lines? Constructigasm: Production Line Built From Legos Builds Lego Cars - Jalopnik
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Posted on 07.01.07 by John @ 8:02 am
[via Tokyo Times]
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Posted on 05.26.07 by John @ 11:00 am
Gears and Drivetrains in LEGO Mindstorms Help out TeamDroid!
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Another useful tool for getting all creative with your LEGOS. A handy tutorial showing you common ratios for the gears that are common to the LEGO Mindstorm kit. You can also find these gears in a variety of other LEGO sets. And if your totally flummoxed about what gears are just having a look around should answer some of your questions.|
Posted on 05.26.07 by John @ 10:44 am
Lego 9V Technic Motors compared characteristics Help support TeamDroid!
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If your LEGO construction skills have progressed past the point of building stuff out of the instruction booklets then you have undoubtedly had the desire to play with the versatile LEGO motors. The LEGO motors are amazingly handy, I can’t say enough good things about that really. The biggest question is what one to use? As they are a bit pricey (hey, these are LEGOs after all) picking and choosing the style might save you some valuable cash. I personally like the 8735 motors myself, but that’s because I have a few from my old Mindstorm kit. |
Posted on 05.02.07 by John @ 6:25 pm
NASA - Sharp Views Show Ground Ice on Mars Is Patchy and Variable
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This throws a wrench into my summer vacation plans…|
Posted on 03.30.07 by John @ 3:36 pm
[via MAKE]
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At first glance this flying craft looks like a simple ducted fan with a weird skirt under it. Fancy hovercraft? Kind of. In reality the skirt has no air flowing through it only over it. Something called the ‘|
Posted on 03.07.07 by John @ 5:26 pm
The skills of these R/C pilots is simply amazing!
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Posted on 01.23.07 by John @ 5:31 am
Irwin Allen’s hit TV series, "Lost in Space", had captured the imagination of future "space colonists" across America. Every boy dreamed of being William Robinson… and why not? Never before had "Space" been so cool. It is now 40 years later and we still dream of having our very own Robot! It is with this same enthusiasm that B9Creations is excited to announce our production and sale of Full Size, Limited Edition, Fully Licensed Replicas of this amazing TV Icon! Personally I’m a Robby the Robot fan myself.
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For the guy who has everything your only choice of gifts would be an official Lost in Space robot.|
Posted on 12.27.06 by John @ 4:16 pm
[via MAKE] Top 10 robots selected for Robot Award 2006
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Posted on 12.06.06 by John @ 5:17 pm
It’s the spot in the center. For an idea of the size of the lander take a look at this photo of Carl Sagan posing next to a one to one scale model of a Viking lander. The two bright points on either end must be the wind covers over the RTG and propellant tanks. NASA’s Viking Lander 2 landed on Mars on Sept. 3, 1976, in Utopia Planitia. The lander, which has a diameter of about 3 meters (10 feet), has been precisely located in this image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Also, likely locations have been found for the heat shield and back shell. The lander location has been confirmed by overlaying the lander-derived topographic contours on the high-resolution camera’s image, which provides an excellent match. The camera on the probe is amazing, it was even able to capture pictures of Opportunity and Spirit as they were hanging out on the surface. I wonder if NASA will image the area where the Mars Polar Lander was lost so see what might be there. [via New Scientist] Viking Lander 1 (Thomas A. Mutch Memorial Station) Imaged from Orbit Viking Lander 2 (Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Station) Imaged from Orbit
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Posted on 11.13.06 by John @ 4:59 pm
In the endless battle of too many photos vs. too little time a program was born. This program can identify objects, places, colors, and even people within the photos that are given to it. After each photo is analyzed a selection of possible tags are given to the user for final approval. Select as many or as few as you think describe the scene or add your own. With the help of online users everywhere this tool will learn and be able to zero in on the exact image information that a real person would add for the image. I’ve tried it out with a number of photos and it does a pretty good job. I think if people do a good job teaching the software whats what it’s going to be a great tool. I can see Google or Flickr going this route someday. [via Roland Piquepaille’s Technology Trends] Automatic Lingustic Indexing of Picturesm - In Real Time
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Posted on 11.05.06 by John @ 5:53 pm
Ooo, an R/C plane with a cockpit mounted micro video camera/transmitter that’s slaved to a gyro on the pilots head. Lots of discussion here. Video here, here, and here (best by far, lots of close passes with the ground). Pretty much the idea is that the camera is sending a cockpit point of view back to the pilot where he views it on a set of head mounted goggles. To add a bit of extra zing to the equation the camera pans and tilts in response to the wearers head movements. You can see the fun that could be had with this, eh? Telepresence is amazing! Some specs and build notes from the discussion group: (prices in Canadian I think) My equipment is old. New equipment: Remote Head-Mount Gyroscope-Controlled Camera Plane
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