We’ve all seen those boxes with a single switch – you switch it on, causing an arm to come out of the box and flip the switch back off. Well, I wanted to make one of those for fun 🙂 This time I was a bit lazy, so instead of making the box myself, IRead more about Useless Box[…]
Design The physical dimensions of the play area were dictated by two factors: the size should be convenient for playing many board games, and as such be close to regular Chess board sizes since there will be many sensors and LEDs, I thought if there’s something that could make the design easier (“more convenient toRead more about Smart Game Board – Mechanical Construction[…]
This project was born from an idea that it would be helpful to have some kind of light/indication on desk at work as a hint for colleagues telling whether we’re currently busy with something critical, or they can freely approach and ask questions if needed. While there are available solutions we could buy for ~$50, it’s moreRead more about LED Showpiece[…]
Quick, simple, yet useful little project – my wife enjoys painting (and has a talent 🙂 ), thus I made this small brush holder to make it easier to swap between brushes while painting. This is not my original design – I’ve seen it somewhere on YouTube (but can’t seem to find the original link… sorry!). HolesRead more about Brush Holder[…]
I wanted to try something new – pull the data from car, and see what cool things can be done with it. The design for this project was inspired by TV show Knight Rider, with more modes, reading data directly from the car (through OBD-II port). Built in multiple modes: pre-defined animations, animations dependent onRead more about OBD-II Car lights[…]
Another game has been going viral recently – Piano Tiles. I tried playing it, and it sure is entertaining, but there’s no way I can beat some of my friends, they’re just too good (Sunny, I’m looking at you 🙂 ). Not willing to throw in a towel that easily, I employed robots to doRead more about Piano Tiles – Arduino Hack[…]
Having few minutes of free time, and 2 cats looking at me suspiciously from the other end of living room , I made a simple toy using laser pointers and servos. They actually played with it for few minutes – success 🙂 Arduino Uno, servo (micro 9g), 5V laser pointer and kitchen paper towel roll isRead more about Arduino – Simple cat toys[…]
I’ve been curious about Arduino for some time now, and wanted to give it a try… Well, here it goes 🙂 I got couple starter packs to get me going, and proceeded to familiarize myself with the platform and various components by first completing a series of tutorials. Once I’m done with basics, let’s seeRead more about Arduino – Learning, Tutorials[…]
I’ve seen some interesting projects online – a concept of a box with LEDs serving as a backlight to showcase design (or designs on multiple layers) shown on the front of the box. I decided to make one of those as a gift. It’s quite simple, and here’s what you’ll need: Wooden box –Read more about Light Box[…]