http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Sat, 25 May 2013 10:53:41 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Instant-Reading-Glasses-1/ /files/deriv/F4I/8UWC/HET0RMVN/F4I8UWCHET0RMVN.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F4I/8UWC/HET0RMVN/F4I8UWCHET0RMVN.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F4I/8UWC/HET0RMVN/F4I8UWCHET0RMVN.SMALL.jpg EOIDGINHET0RNCS mikey77 For those who need glasses to read the small print, here is a simple method. You can use it, in a pinch, when you have left your reading glasses behind. I and many others have independently discovered this technique. It was probably used a thousand years ago. How It Works Pic2 shows how to configu...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:00:00 PDT How-To-Make-Instant-Reading-Glasses-1 http://www.instructables.com/id/Robot-Voice-How-To-Make-Any-Circuit-Talk/
Robot Voice: How To Make Any Circuit Talk - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FHE/XPX1/H994RHJZ/FHEXPX1H994RHJZ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FHE/XPX1/H994RHJZ/FHEXPX1H994RHJZ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FHE/XPX1/H994RHJZ/FHEXPX1H994RHJZ.SMALL.jpg E7Q4Q0FH994YOG3 mikey77 Using the latest text to speech IC, most circuits can be made to speak the words of your choice. This can be handy for making a talking robot or other talking devices. It can help in  programming a microcontroller, or simply letting you know when something is on or off. This is mainly a Picaxe proj...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 9 Nov 2012 02:37:01 PST Robot-Voice-How-To-Make-Any-Circuit-Talk http://www.instructables.com/id/7-Things-To-Fix-Or-Do-With-Oogoo/
7 Things To Fix Or Do With Oogoo - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FZL/1M3I/H71GOTJ2/FZL1M3IH71GOTJ2.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FZL/1M3I/H71GOTJ2/FZL1M3IH71GOTJ2.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FZL/1M3I/H71GOTJ2/FZL1M3IH71GOTJ2.SMALL.jpg EFLAZDGH71YV8UT mikey77 Silicone caulk be hacked into all kinds of useful things. This adhesive has the unique qualities of sticking well to some things and not others. This makes it easy to cast into many shapes. If you add corn starch, it can be cast or formed or glued into shapes of any thickness and it can set up withi...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:00:01 PDT 7-Things-To-Fix-Or-Do-With-Oogoo http://www.instructables.com/id/Soft-Robots-Make-An-Artificial-Muscle-Arm-And-Gri/
Soft Robots: Make An Artificial Muscle Arm And Gripper - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FEQ/VRQT/H672MAZ3/FEQVRQTH672MAZ3.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FEQ/VRQT/H672MAZ3/FEQVRQTH672MAZ3.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FEQ/VRQT/H672MAZ3/FEQVRQTH672MAZ3.SMALL.jpg EQ117O3H6DWPX8K mikey77 Using artificial air muscles, a very flexible robot arm and gripper can be made. This soft robot is powered by compressed air and each one of the 11 muscles can be controlled by a standard infrared universal remote control or an infrared LED connected to a micro controller that can output Sony ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:00:02 PDT Soft-Robots-Make-An-Artificial-Muscle-Arm-And-Gri http://www.instructables.com/id/Air-Muscles-Make-an-Artificial-Muscle-Robot-Contr/
Air Muscles: Make an Artificial Muscle Robot Controller - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FHG/QHM4/H5JVXN8V/FHGQHM4H5JVXN8V.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FHG/QHM4/H5JVXN8V/FHGQHM4H5JVXN8V.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FHG/QHM4/H5JVXN8V/FHGQHM4H5JVXN8V.SMALL.jpg E5HNFL2H5IRW42E mikey77 Here are two ways to make a controller that can control artificial air muscles. The intro pic shows the more elaborate version that can control up to 11 air muscles using robot neurons. It is shown activating an air muscle robot gripper that is being developed. Also explained in this instructable, ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:00:02 PDT Air-Muscles-Make-an-Artificial-Muscle-Robot-Contr http://www.instructables.com/id/7-reasons-Your-Circuit-Isnt-Working/ /files/deriv/F38/DLWQ/H4AGM24V/F38DLWQH4AGM24V.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F38/DLWQ/H4AGM24V/F38DLWQH4AGM24V.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F38/DLWQ/H4AGM24V/F38DLWQH4AGM24V.SMALL.jpg EN7RJFLH4AFSYVQ mikey77 There is nothing more frustrating than spending many hours on a circuit and when you power it up......it doesn't work. After de-bugging more than three thousand circuits, I have come up with a check list of the most common problems with experimental circuits. This is the order in which I most often...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:00:02 PDT 7-reasons-Your-Circuit-Isnt-Working http://www.instructables.com/id/Tinkertrons-Make-Artificial-Neurons-For-Robots/
Tinkertrons: Make Artificial Neurons For Robots - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F85/6V17/H1LWPPDF/F856V17H1LWPPDF.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F85/6V17/H1LWPPDF/F856V17H1LWPPDF.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F85/6V17/H1LWPPDF/F856V17H1LWPPDF.SMALL.jpg E30VJNLH1JUH1MW mikey77 Tinkertrons are an attempt to make a cross between a circuit board and a bread board--a kind of universal circuit. These plug and play circuits are designed to be easily assembled and interfaced like tinker toys. They are designed to be easy to rearrange and interconnect. Any Tinkertron can communic...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:30:01 PDT Tinkertrons-Make-Artificial-Neurons-For-Robots http://www.instructables.com/id/Conductive-Rubber-Make-Touch-Sensitive-Robot-Skin/
Conductive Rubber: Make Touch Sensitive Robot Skin - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F5K/F1CX/H1DRXRQT/F5KF1CXH1DRXRQT.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F5K/F1CX/H1DRXRQT/F5KF1CXH1DRXRQT.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F5K/F1CX/H1DRXRQT/F5KF1CXH1DRXRQT.SMALL.jpg E4LJH2DH1DRXRQX mikey77 Make conductive rubber and use it to create a flexible touch sensitive robot skin. The resulting skin can be stretched across a frame or mounted on solid surfaces. It can also be mounted on curved surfaces or clothing. It is touch sensitive and will produce an electrical signal no matter where you ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:30:01 PDT Conductive-Rubber-Make-Touch-Sensitive-Robot-Skin http://www.instructables.com/id/Soft-Robots-Making-Robot-Air-Muscles/
Soft Robots: Making Robot Air Muscles - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FZL/KPPF/GZSNYZ6H/FZLKPPFGZSNYZ6H.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FZL/KPPF/GZSNYZ6H/FZLKPPFGZSNYZ6H.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FZL/KPPF/GZSNYZ6H/FZLKPPFGZSNYZ6H.SMALL.jpg EXD4HU0GZPZMM95 mikey77 Pneumatic robot air muscles can be easily made using Oogoo. These flexible, silicone artificial muscles have the advantage that they are inexpensive and can be easily molded to fit almost any robot body. The intro pic shows a six segment elbow muscle, a three segment actuator muscle, and a single s...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:00:02 PDT Soft-Robots-Making-Robot-Air-Muscles http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Conductive-Rubber-Transparent-stylus-iPodiP/
Make Conductive Rubber: Transparent stylus-iPod/iPhone - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FOM/29RB/GUA4M3BV/FOM29RBGUA4M3BV.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FOM/29RB/GUA4M3BV/FOM29RBGUA4M3BV.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FOM/29RB/GUA4M3BV/FOM29RBGUA4M3BV.SMALL.jpg E9F6D2PGU9KBJCW mikey77 I call it Oogoo II. It is a DIY conductive silicone rubber that can be used to create a transparent stylus for iPod, iPhone, iPad, and other capacitive screen smart phones. Because the contact part of the stylus is transparent, you can see your lines and draw more precisely than with a regular styl...
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