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Continuing through the writing archive.

Projects · 2 min

The Giant Claw Game! - The Claw, Prototype 3

Claw prototype three adds a geared motor, longer prongs, limit switches, and the wooden frame cube it lives inside.

#Robots#Code#Maker Faire#Motor#Wood#Furniture
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The Giant Claw Game! - The Claw, Prototype 2

Second claw prototype built in wood with brass hinges that actually grips play balls and holds them while swinging.

#Metal#Robots#Wood#Maker Faire
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Using a Raspberry PI with a webcam to make time lapse videos.

Bash script for a Raspberry Pi and a cheap USB webcam that grabs a timestamped JPEG every ten seconds for time lapse.

#Raspberry Pi#Code#Photo#Video#Tutorial
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Media · 2 min

The Giant Claw Game! - The Claw Research, Version 1

First cardboard and laser-cut attempts at a three-prong claw for the Giant Claw Game, plus links to designs that inspired the next pass.

#Wood#Motor#Robots#Laser Cut#Maker Faire
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Reporting the system stats of a Raspberry PI to COSM with python

Python script that pushes Raspberry Pi CPU, RAM and disk stats plus an Arduino light reading up to COSM.

#Arduino#Raspberry Pi#Sensor#Code
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Projects · 1 min

Raspberry PI as a FM transmitter

Turning a Raspberry Pi into an FM transmitter by abusing the spread-spectrum clock on GPIO pin 4.

#C#Raspberry Pi#Code#Tutorial
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Projects · 1 min

The Giant Claw Game! - Controller

Laser-cut controller box for the Giant Claw Game with an arcade joystick, a fire button, and an RJ45 pigtail.

#Laser Cut#Robots#Vancouver#Wood#Maker Faire
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The Giant Claw Game! - Vancouver Maker Faire 2013 project

Kicking off a giant claw crane game for Vancouver Maker Faire 2013, with research notes on cable rigs and XY tables.

#Robots#Furniture#Maker Faire#Vancouver#Hackspace#Video
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Development · 2 min

RaspberryPI - Find the MAC address and change the host name

How to find your Raspberry Pi's MAC address and rename its hostname so you can pick it out on a shared network.

#Code#Raspberry Pi#CNC#Arduino#Security#VHS
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Projects · 1 min

Space ship mobile

A laser-cut spaceship mobile made at VHS as a baby gift, with painted rings and pre-cut string holes.

#Laser Cut#Wood#Painting#VHS#Vancouver#Hackspace
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