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PenguinBot Self Defence - or How to Arm a Penguin
Over on Hack-A-day, one of the readers joked that I should have Nerf Launchers on the PenguinBot:And given that today *IS*World Penguin Day , I thought I would spend some time this weekend to add some...
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Arduino Sketch to manage high resolution - high speed linear encoders
In the ongoing saga of building my RepStrap 3D printer from salvaged printer parts...The first axis is sorted out:This is the printhead carriage salvaged out of a inkjet printer. It basically consists...
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My Reprap Prusa i3 Kit [ first of a multipart blog] - The unboxing!
I finally bit the bullet, and ordered an actual real 3d Printer from Aliexpress.com. I've needed an actual functioning mechanical printer to finish my testing and calibration on the Printer firmware...
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My Reprap Prusa i3 Kit [ second of a multipart blog] - The Build!
This past weekend, I finally had the time to start building my Reprap Prusa i3 3D Printer, which I ordered a few weeks ago from Shenzhen Sunhokey Electronics Co., Ltd. onAliexpress.com The...
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Thermistor to Temperature conversion in ARM-mbed
This is a short article about how to quickly convert a Thermistor Value to Temperature on the Freescale (Now NXP) FRDM-K64F board. Honestly, this code will work for any of the FRDM boards, as there is...
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I just received an Onion Omega!
Back in May of last year, I became aware of a KickStarter campaign for a new uController board called the Onion Omega.The Campaign met it's target goal of $15k USD, and then doubled it within a couple...
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Initial thoughts on creating a Mars Curiosity inspired Rover
It's been a while since I did any "robot" work. I've been rather absorbed in my 3D Printer firmware.I thought it was time I took a little side break, and kicked up something I've been thinking about...
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