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Smart Chicken Coop Light
When we first got chickens, we were trying all kinds of things we read online to get the most out of our laying hens. This project was one of those silly ideas
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Megabutton Universal Remote Mk II+
My brother-in-law, Jake, who happens to be the same age as me, was born with Cerebral palsy, and so has trouble using most everyday things. Even though he
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Control RGB LEDs With the Wave of Your Hand
This was a fun project I worked on for Tensegrity Labs. A LeapMotion demo for an up coming Elementary Schools STEM night.
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LED RGB Stars
It is nearing Christmas time again. Last year, I was in an apartment that was doing a Christmas Light Decoration Competition. The first three winner received a
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Mini Iron Man Arc Reactor
This was a costume prop my brother and I made for our nephew Carter.
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Toothless Wings
Nothing much to this costume. I just cut up a black fleece blanket into the general shape of toothless wings. Then used a sowing machine to sow the ridges.
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Controlling a Robotic Arm with an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
Using a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and familiar game controller to explore robotic arm control.
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Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset Hack
I've been using this headset with my Xbox 360 for a while now. But I always found it so cumbersome to use by running an extension from the end of the cable up
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Cell Phone Li-ion battery tester
A two-LED tester built at Macalegin Electronics to read the charge on a cell phone battery at a glance, without reaching for a multimeter.
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Pinewood Derby - Propeller powered
A week ago my brother invited me to join him for an Anything Goes pinewood derby race. I have great memories of building these cars with my Dad and wouldn't