Instructables: exploring - technology - arduino - electronics - popular http://www.instructables.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:36:38 PDT BLOX v1.01 Arduino-plex 2.0: Modular Plexiglas Arduino Work Surface http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-plex-20-Modular-Plexiglas-Arduino-Work-S/
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:10:39 PDT
Self-Contained 7x7x7 LED Cube http://www.instructables.com/id/Self-Contained-7x7x7-LED-Cube/
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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:29:00 PDT
4x4x4 RGB LED Cube http://www.instructables.com/id/4x4x4-RGB-LED-Cube/
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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:29:16 PDT
Tempduino - Arduino Based Temp and Humidity Display http://www.instructables.com/id/Tempduino-Arduino-Based-Temp-and-Humidity-Displa/
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Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:25:41 PST
Homemade Infrared Rangefinder (Similar to Sharp GP2D120 http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Infrared-Rangefinder-Similar-to-Sharp-GP/
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Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:48:28 PST
Nama Instrument 1.0 http://www.instructables.com/id/Nama-Instrument-10/
Nama Instrument 1.0 - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYJ/BTJ2/HAQ320KB/FYJBTJ2HAQ320KB.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYJ/BTJ2/HAQ320KB/FYJBTJ2HAQ320KB.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FYJ/BTJ2/HAQ320KB/FYJBTJ2HAQ320KB.SMALL.jpg lgguts A motion sensing soft-circuit interface. The following instructable will guide you through the construction of your own personalized Nama Instrument. I'd love to hear some feedback. Hope you like it and it serves you somehow! : ) Access http://www.viraseres.com/nama to download the project's open s...
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Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:31:20 PST
vacuum form an arduino/electronics enclosure http://www.instructables.com/id/vacuum-form-an-arduinoelectronics-enclosure/
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Fri, 3 Aug 2012 06:46:42 PDT
Arduino Timer Interrupts http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Timer-Interrupts/
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Sun, 8 Jul 2012 23:17:04 PDT
Step by Step Guide to the Arduino Leonardo http://www.instructables.com/id/Step-by-Step-Guide-to-the-Arduino-Leonardo/
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Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:28:46 PDT
Arduino Chicken Coop Controller http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Chicken-Coop-Controller/
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Thu, 5 Apr 2012 08:56:59 PDT
How to Build a Robotic Hand with Haptic Feedback http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Robotic-Hand-with-Haptic-Feedback/
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Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:11:42 PDT
LED Binary Clock http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Binary-Clock-1/
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Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:06:31 PDT
Ardu-pong! the Arduino based pong console http://www.instructables.com/id/Ardu-pong-the-Arduino-based-pong-console/
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Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:24:46 PDT
DIY 3D Controller http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-3D-Controller/
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