 Kids try their hands at robotics, da Vinci style, thanks Kevin! The task at hand seemed simple: Take a small rubber band and wrap it around a penny. But the task here was more like minor surgery that was performed Sunday at Liberty Science Center by children and adults eager to try their hands at test driving a da Vinci Surgical System, a.k.a. da Vinci robot. There was even a surgeon on call to answer questions and discuss his own experience , performing the first robotic kidney transplant. The demonstration was all part of a Liberty Science Center educational segment that that partners with New Jersey hospitals including Atlantic Health System and Saint Barnabas Health System to introduce children to medical technology such as robotic surgery. Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in News from the Future | Digg this! 
This is great explanation of how the piezoelectric effect of quartz is used to keep accurate time. via Reddit
The amazing everyday wristwatch: We never think about it, but only because engineers have made it so reliable and durable that we don't need to. At its heart lies a tiny tuning fork made of the mineral quartz. In this video Bill takes apart a cheap watch and shows extreme close-ups of the actually tunings fork. He explains how the piezoelectric effect of quartz lies at the heart of the watch's operation. Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Education | Digg this! 
This is a great example of how to have fun when learning to program Netduino. Yes, a Netduino is total overkill for this project, but you won't be saying that after you come up from a long day of mining and are attacked by monsters!
Ever since I downloaded the MineCraft Canary for my Android, which lets me know what time of day it is on the surface, I wanted to make an electronic version using LEDs. I am not yet skilled enough to make a version using just electronic components from scratch (you know - the oldfashioned way with soldering and stuff), so I thought "Why not use the netduino?" In the Maker Shed:
The Maker Shed has Netduino's back in stock! Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Arduino | Digg this! 
Looking for a smartphone remote app for your robot project? Look no further than the new Cellbots app for Android. The gang over at Cellbots.com have been busy creating an accessible and full-featured controller app with multiple modes for maximum flexibility. The app works with iRobot Create, LEGO Mindstorms, VEX Pro, and, of course, custom Arduino cellbots. Take control of your robot using a D-pad, accelerometer, joystick, or voice control with Direct Control mode. Chat with your robot and issue commands over Google Talk from anywhere in the world using Chat mode. Connect to a web server and view streaming video in Google Chrome, issue commands using keyboard shortcuts, type a phrase for the robot to speak, and change the robot's face using Phone to Web mode. And you can do all that and more in a native app with Phone to Phone mode. The app is currently available for free from the Android Market and source code is available for folks interested in adding more features or other robot platforms. Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Robotics | Digg this! More Recent Articles | |
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