Dual Servo Tilt & Pan
I was amazed at now small the micro servos were when I got them in the mail last week. They are so tiny, yet so strong (torque). I created a simple tilt & pan head with two of the servos ...
MetLife's cartoon throwback was pretty sweet! Bet it got a lot of people's attention. @nathanaelpadget
I was amazed at now small the micro servos were when I got them in the mail last week. They are so tiny, yet so strong (torque). I created a simple tilt & pan head with two of the servos ...
The following is some sample PHP code that pertains to reading and writing to databases. It covers the basis of how I read and write to MySQL databases. Here is what's included: Reading, Inserting & Updating Records Defeating SQL injection MySQL DateTime, Timestamp, ...
My son drew me the photo below of us building electronic stuff together. We built a toy for the cat to play with using the PICAXE and a servo. The servo had a straw and dangling wire attached to it ...
Got the momentary digital switch working with the PICAXE 08m microprocesser. The switch required some resistance so that it didn't continually send an ON signal to the PICAXE. It was a pain because I didn't have a single large enough ...
Finally got my PICAXE microcontroller and other components in the mail this past weekend. While I didn't have a set plan on what I was going to build exactly, I knew that I needed to know how to connect each ...
You're probably reading this page because you're interested in creating your own robot and don't quite know where to start. This post is just to share with you some of my introductory research regarding robotics. Enjoy! Before you start, you'll need ...
So we have this LifeGear glow stick that takes three little batteries. You might have seem them sold at Walmart, Target and other stores. Part of their marketing efforts goes into saying that you can get Free Replacement Batteries (S&H ...
LiPo (Lithium Polymer) batteries have three main advantages over NiCad and NiMH batteries: Light weight Large capacities (holds lots of power in a small package) High discharge rates (powers demanding electric motors) Downsides of using LiPo batteries: More expensive than NiCad or NiMH Don't last for ...
FPV - First-Person View: A technique that uses an onboard video camera and wireless connection to the ground to allow a pilot on the ground with video goggles to fly with a cockpit view. FPV systems can be classified into two ...
Photography as an art form is great, although I'm not that good at getting the perfect photo and I'm usually not at the type of places that I would want photos of anyway. Looking into helium balloon photography seemed too ...