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Makezine Arduino Starter Video Tutorials

02 Mar 2009 By Tim Carr 0 Comment(s)

Who says technology isnt romantic?

20 Feb 2009 By Tim Carr 0 Comment(s)

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Siftables - Spacially aware toy blocks.

14 Feb 2009 By Tim Carr 0 Comment(s)

"This 5-min demo just posted from last week's TED — got a big crowd reaction. It's a new technology coming out of MIT, about to be commercialized. Siftables have been seen before, but not like this. They're toy blocks/tiles that are spatially aware and interact with each other in very cool ways. Initial use may be as toys, but there's big potential for new paradigm of spatially-aware physical mini computers." Read More...

Arduino 101 on the MindKits tutorials page

11 Feb 2009 By Tim Carr 0 Comment(s)

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon have engineered a snakelike robotic arm

04 Feb 2009 By Tim Carr 0 Comment(s)

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon have engineered a snakelike robotic arm that can monitor health signs and potentially administer treatments. The robot is equipped with sensors and a small camera, which wirelessly relays video to a laptop. A researcher watches the video onscreen and wirelessly controls the robot’s movements with a joystick. The robot can move anywhere along the length of the body, and can lower itself to administer oxygen or monitor a person’s breathing.

Video by Howie Choset/Carnegie Mellon University