Monthly Archives: October 2012

   So this terrifically drawn picture shows what I want to end up making. Looking around on the tinkerkit site I found  a couple of the sensors that I need, specifically the  Linear Potentiometer. They also have the buttons that are needed … Continue reading →

So I was at comic con this pass weekend and look at what I ran into. A maker bot booth! They had pretty recognizable video game props printed out from it on display to attract the eyes of the thousands … Continue reading →

I think I’m going to stick to the arcade controller that senses it’s orientation in order to switch to a right handed configuration or left handed configuration. Viewing the tinker kit site there’s a few modules that would help me with … Continue reading →

So I’m probably going to stick with the same project idea. A device that knows where it is using only it’s knowledge of one reference point, motion, and applying Newton’s laws. I got some accelerometers from Analog.com, but they’re really, … Continue reading →

Since the TinkerKit doesn’t have any special modules directly related to music/sound, I decided to check out the project page to see if anyone had modified theirs to make and/or receive noises. There were a couple of interesting projects on … Continue reading →

After looking at the tinkerkit site, I have a better idea of materials I will need to create my spiderbot. Obviously, a motor, not sure if I should get the micro or regular. I guess my decision will be based … Continue reading →

Ok, I have been thinking and thinking and thinking… and I need some help! My idea is to make an interactive led curtain or screen that can be used in a show or concert for example. I have two really … Continue reading →

By looking at the modules on the tinker kit website, I’ve found what I needed. For my robot project I proposed, obviously I’ll need servo motors. The micro servo motor might serve me better but that’s just a thought. An … Continue reading →

So to start of this assignment I simply type “como usar el arduino” in google and started browsing some of the results. The first result was the official arduino forum in spanish. A couple of the results that first popped up were websites that were selling arduino sets. … Continue reading →