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January 2015 class: Arduino + RFID

2015-01-19 Dan

Sign up now for my first class of 2015: learning RFID.

10 early birds and 5 late comers will get to explore our Arduino RFID starter kit. It included all kinds of goodies to put together and play with. There’s enough parts in here to automate your home aquaponics system or build a really tiny game of Tetris. sensors, joysticks, noise makers, motors, lights, and more.

Some programming knowledge and your own laptop are required. Please have Arduino software installed before arrival to save everyone time.

Find all the details on Eventbright.

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SpaceX CRS-5 Launch

2015-01-12 Dan

Let’s start Monday morning with a blast.

I’m working hard right now on my robot arms. As you know from my about page, when they’re up and running I want to ship them to the moon and build a moon base by remote control.

SpaceX is my favorite choice right now because they seem to be the only company that’s really trying anything new. In most rocket launches the rocket falls apart as it goes up, throwing off parts it doesn’t need when they have been used up. These parts are really really expensive and are never used again. SpaceX is trying to land the expensive throwaways on a drone boat so they can be reused, saving money and lowering the cost of shipping to space.

Excellent.

Also there are some Makelangelo upgrades in the works. Expect a software update later today.

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How to fix 9 common Polargraph drawing problems

2014-10-14 Dan
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Here is a picture I’ve correctly drawn on a polargraph machine. Here are nine examples of common mistakes that can happen on any polargraph drawing robot – including the Makelangelo – and how to fix them. They are all a result of miscalibration. These should only need fixing once, so take the time to do it right: Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

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