Monthly Archives: December 2012

Arduino controlled Drawing Robot

Posted on December 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice idea, uses from the looks of it, 2 steppers to move the pen around and a servo to raise/lower the pen.  The gears are interesting…wonder where they came from. http://blog.makezine.com/2012/12/11/arduino-controlled-drawing-robot/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+makezineonline+%28MAKE%29

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Open stepper motor controller

Posted on December 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Simple design with surface mount for a 3 volt stepper motor.  I wonder with the design free, if the cost for buying an assembled version will be cheaper than ones I find now at sparkfun.com (10 and up). http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/12/10/yet-another-stepper-driver/  

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New Crowdsourcing sites

Posted on December 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Most folks have heard of kickstarter.com or indiegogo.com.  But these folks are now avoiding hardware projects due to them not being managed well, or delays.  So this left a gap that some new folks are trying to fill.  First one … Continue reading →

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Xerox Camera continues…5 cameras sofar

Posted on December 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Its like a soap opera with the speed camera issues in Baltimore.  Xerox found 5 cameras acting up. http://www.wbal.com/article/96322/2/template-story/Report-Xerox-Found-Problems-With-Five-Cameras

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Solution to using your phone too much, contact lense

Posted on December 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Ever been told you are looking at your phone too much.  Here is a possible solution (future), a gent created a screen that works in a contact lense.  This could be better than the google glasses since its built in.  … Continue reading →

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Xerox is better than HP…or Dell

Posted on December 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting report written up by stock research company.  The end result, they favor Xerox but there are allot of caveats. http://seekingalpha.com/article/1058141-is-xerox-a-value-or-a-value-trap

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Is it a motocycle or a car

Posted on December 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

This is neat, its like a 2 wheel car.  I like how it uses segway like tech to balance itself.  And being electric with a 200 mile range…this would be a nice commuter car (depending on safety features).  But the … Continue reading →

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Capacitive Touch Business Cards

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice design for a business card with a TI 430 on it.  Its $8 a card, but its a good way to get your name out there.  Check out the authors video for more. http://chasingtrons.com/main/2012/3/2/touch-enabled-business-card.html

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Drone for watching your kids get on the bus

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

I seem to be on a bus theme today. Nice write-up of a dad that built a quad coter to follow/monitor his kids as they go to the bus.  He uses an arduino under the hood. http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-diy-kidtracking-drone

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Xerox Researcher wins award

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

For black engineer or the year.  Not just for research but for giving back to the community. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20121206/BUSINESS/312060037/antonio-williams-xerox?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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