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Programming robots like you would train a pet

Posted: June 4th, 2011, 4:01pm MDT by Mike Szczys

[Jim] has been working with a team from various Universities to develop an intuitive way to guide and train assistance robots. They focused on one particular technique, training a robot to follow on a leash in the same way you would a pet dog (PDF). He was inspired to send in a link to his research [...]
Canon A70 CCD replacement/repair

Posted: June 4th, 2011, 3:01pm MDT by Mike Szczys

Looking for an underwater camera setup, [Imsolidstate] picked up a Canon A70 and a Canon water-tight housing on eBay for around $45. Unfortunately the camera arrived with a non-functioning CCD. Another trip to the online auction site landed him a replacement CCD which he set about installing. We have this exact model of camera with [...]
Shop lighting: weighing cost and efficiency

Posted: June 4th, 2011, 2:01pm MDT by Mike Szczys

[Ben Krasnow] wanted to upgrade his shop lighting but before he made any decisions he decided to educate himself about the options that are out there. Luck for us, he shares the facts about different lighting in terms of cost and efficiency. His old setup uses fluorescent light fixtures with T12 bulbs. These are rather bulky and inefficient bulbs. [...]
Help 2600 Magazine Compile a List of Dates for their Hacker Calendar!

Posted: June 4th, 2011, 1:01pm MDT by JeremyC

2600, the magazine familiar to many as a preeminent hacking quarterly, is publishing a calendar. While, according to the 2600 site, most calendars only mark holidays, 2600 intends to “provide as complete a guide to milestones in the hacker world as humanly possible.” Not an easy task considering that, depending on your definition, hacking could [...]
Build your own panoramic pinhole camera

Posted: June 4th, 2011, 11:13am MDT by Mike Nathan

While it seems that the digital camera is king, some people still love shooting with good old 35mm film – [Costas Kaounas], a high school teacher and photographer certainly does. He recently published plans for a great-looking 35mm pinhole camera over at DIY photography that we thought you might enjoy. [Costas] put together a set [...]
Two Kinects Plus One HD Projector Makes the Coolest “Snowglobe” Ever

Posted: June 4th, 2011, 10:10am MDT by JeremyC

Looking for something to replace the flat screen display that was amazing in your house ten years ago? How about a circular display similar to a snowglobe (crystal ball?) that will display the image you are watching correctly no matter at what angle you view it. This amazing student project from Queens University combines elements [...]
Amazing 3d telepresence system

Posted: June 4th, 2011, 8:10am MDT by Mike Nathan

It looks like the world of Kinect hacks is about to get a bit more interesting. While many of the Kinect-based projects we see use one or two units, this 3D telepresence system developed by UNC Chapel Hill student [Andrew Maimone] under the guidance of [Henry Fuchs] has them all beat. The setup uses up [...]