USB Hub Monster

A six-legged creature with the ability to hook up to USB devices through any and all of its highly adjustable limbs.



Song: "Sgt. Pepper's Paradise (Beatles vs. Guns N' Roses)" by Jimmi Jammes

Step 1: Gather Core Materials

- 7-port D-Link USB hub
- 7 one-foot USB extension cables
- 10-foot roll of 9-gauge armature wire
- black fabric (not shown)

Comments

[zack247]

sweet!
i love it, i should totally make one of these...

[JavaNut13]

I'm not sure if fabric would be the best way of decorating it..
Maybe an evil-looking wire monster? Pipe cleaners? Eclipse mint cans?

[squawker]

Wait! So this doesn't do anything. Nothing at all. I thought it might be a robot or something. Oh well.

[AllergicToPain]

This really turned out cool and the stop-motion animation idea is great too! I might try something like this out.

[QwertyuioLP]

This just helped me with my Instructable. Thnxs alot!

[Lil Bastard]

Would it create too much heat if you bought a plush octopus and ran a USB connection to each of the tentacles? LOL

[Damage, Inc.]

Cthulu
This would be one better.

[maker12]

yummy burnt plush!:-) ps it will not catch fire :-(

[millyan]

too cool ! I'mmaking this as christmas gift fo my brothers

[firesketch]

sweet... it can be a pet for my monitor :3 and gotta add a usb sd port :D

[mr.peaches]

in step 9, it looks like you could make that into an Imperial Walker from Star Wars or something... that's a pretty neat project btw!

[fwjs28]

AT-AT.....hmmmmm.....*grabs usb cords*

[ngth]

It reminds me of the bots from The Matrix... oh no! They're taking over! :) Interesting use of an USB hub.

[Vertigo666]

that's what i first thought it was

[adamvan2000]

That was my first reaction to the pictures in step 5. I thought it looks a lot like one of the harvesters off of 'The Matrix'. Which gives me an idea.... ~adamvan2000

[Chicken2209]

yeah in step five they look like them but the final image i definitely see Star Wars Walkers

[mettaurlover]

post it...or i will come for you...and trust me...you don't want me to...

[dark sponge]

But what to do with all of those USB ports...

_{(goes to instrctables main page and types in "USB")}

[JellyWoo]

cool, it was posted on www.geekologie.com today!

[mettaurlover]

is that good or bad?

[JellyWoo]

good

[JellyWoo]

can you help? i don't get how you attach the eyes

[JellyWoo]

also where do you buy the one-foot USB extension cables?

[xeallos]

It looks exactly like Dark StarDark Star from the Slayers series!

[codykage]

lol great idea. it looks like the more usb devices you plug into it the weaker the monster gets! lol re: photo 2 (Y)

[przem]

Yes, really great! You can also put some small speaker inside your monster to make him talk (or even sing :) ) BTW what for is that second black wire going out from him? Power for the hub?

[maker12]

yes it is

[Brennn10]

So does this wire serve any other purpose besides the frame of the monster?

[LastMaster]

Yea Bendable Arms and Legs for the Monster... I wan't to make one but mine would have to be a 4 leggend feind... and i don't have that wire... and I dont have the 1 foot extensions.. Where can i buy those btw?

[youkneephsycle]

that is so clever, i love it!!

[Darkshot]

very cool but i would make it a little more um...nicer you need to like duct tape it paper mache it or somthin then paint it so it looks WICKED :) hope im under the "be nice" polocy and tell me if im not i'll delete this coment :)

[killerjackalope]

how bout savaging a usb card reader and putting it inside the creature's hub if there were cards in it would look like fins I may just have to make this and my beer can hub have babies a beer monster with usb connectivity and a whole lotta uselessness

[noik]

A little bit crabby, but its looking cool whit the red eyes. Go on...!!!

[SpinneNetz]

I have managed to completely fail at doing this step. I have some 5mm, 1.8 volt, 20mA leds I thought would work, but no go. Are these not going to work? Also, is it led (+) to resistor to red wire, or led (-) to resistor to red wire? I have almost no experience with this sort of thing.

[fungus amungus]

Fail often! That just means you're learning.

Anyway, check out this step for more info. The whole instructable is helpful if you have the time.

Your first idea of + to resistor to red should work.

[SpinneNetz]

Buaha, after several trips to Fry's I got it right! Thanks for the help, this is a great project.

[fungus amungus]

No problem. Be sure to post a picture of the results!

[SpinneNetz]

Here's my version of this awesome project. It's a bit larger that I was expecting, but I'm pleased with the results. Now I just have to find room for it on my desk...

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4831/spiderau6.jpg

[number0]

I have seen your version of this awesome project,it is very good!First I want to introduce myshelf to you sir.MY name is Wang Lei.I come frome China and my English is nont very good,so I'm sorry if I say something wrong.My MSN is [e-mail] and my e-mail also the same.Can we be friends?hehe,I'm looking forword to!

[fungus amungus]

Hey, great job! I dig the furry legs and the clips. I'll have to upload some pics of the second version of this that I made where I used some alligator clips. Yeah, the fella is a bit big for a desk, but mine's been a good companion for the past few months.