This is a little how-to guide on crimping connectors for various electronics projects. The art of crimping is sometimes a difficult one, but necessary for 1) reliable and 2) decent looking connections. Breadboards are nice for quick wiring projects but in the long run they are unreliable and look …
Everyone's favorite robots+art exhibit, Artbots, has announced it's exhibitors for this years show, to be held in Dublin, Ireland on July 15-17, 2005. 22 exhibits were chosen which encompass 33 different artists from 10 different countries. You can view a full list of exhibitors here. The projects…
Dragon Runner - military.comTwo news stories about robots in the military and how they are helping to save our soldiers lives: The first story, says that the enemy is wising up to their mechanical adversaries and are starting to target them. Better a robot than a soldier. The story focus' on the D…
I never could have imagined that circuit components could make such attractive jewelery. Seriously. Not only do I (a male) find it really geeky and hot but I have it from a reliable female source (my not too geeky girlfriend) that it's also quite cute. My favorite would have to be the diode choker…
Take a look at NASA's latest revision to it's Miniature Autonomous Extravehicular Robotic Camera (Mini AERCam) designed to help out spacecraft and ground crew see around and inside the spacecraft. The latest prototype, "nanosatelite", is 7.5 inches in diameter and weights around 10lbs. &…
