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Herbert The Beginner’s Robot (Build It!)

Written by Administrator on January 1, 2010 — 3 Comments

Contest entry by Annie (note: was submitted within the deadline, I wasn’t able to add to the blog until today)
In September of 2009 I found myself in a learning mood.  Throughout my life I have been fascinated by everything: science, math, history…you name it, I love to know about it.  In September I decided I [...]

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Arduino Autonomous Robot

Written by Administrator on November 25, 2009 — 3 Comments

This is a repost of a previous project. I am still working to get the older post back online from when we upgraded Wordpress.
The robot was basically built using a Parallax Boe Bot chassis. Rather than using the Basic Stamp we added an Arduino with a proto shield to control the robot functions.
You can use [...]

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Silly String Shooting Spider (Build It)

Written by Administrator on November 1, 2009 — 1 Comment

Contest Entry by Todd Harrison
I had great fun this Halloween with a silly string shooting spider!  My plan was to use an Arduino micro-controller developer board to control my son’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” RC car that already shoots silly string.  I didn’t get the spider to actually squirt the silly string but when you’re looking at [...]

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