MindKits Articles

If you're thinking that this page is looking a little spartan at the moment then you're dead right. We've separated out the tutorials from interesting articles and this page will grow over time.

If you have something you think would make a great article for others to learn from, get inspired or build for themselves then we'd love to hear from you my emailing us at fun at mindkits.com


Persistence of Vision Kit- MiniPOV3
See how an Adafruit MiniPOV3 Kit comes in handy for Valentines Day. These make a great beginners kit with lots of extra learning and expansion to keep you learning and entertained for hours.





Arduino Balancing Robot
Everyone wants to build a balancing robot. But it's complicated, involves heavy math and knowledge of a sensor fusion algorithm called Kalman Filter. What if you can build a simpler version, even transform your $50 robot into a balancing robot?

Well, some guys on the Parallax forums did it with a BasicStamp2sx. Oh, but that is Stamp and Basic. What about AVR and C? Can it be done? Sure it can! This paper will describe a simple balancing robot using 2 continuous rotation servos and a Ping))) ultrasonic sensor on a $50 robot or an Arduino compatible board, with a Mega168 microcontroller. It uses the Ping))) sensor to read the distance to the ground and command the servos to move until the distance becomes equal to the preset value for a perfect balance.

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