Famous Circuits Blog: March 2014

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$20 Robot From MIT Wins AFRON Design Challenge

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:26 AM PDT

Just $20.27 will get you a 3D printed, Arduino-based, fully programmable robot

Quantum Computing Experiment Adds "Control Knob" for D-Wave Machine

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 05:15 AM PDT

"Control knob" could tune D-Wave's machines to test whether they perform quantum computing or not

News post & update: eleccircuit.com

Very simple 50 watt inverter using MJ2955

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 08:47 AM PDT

Today I need to use AC lamp and Soldering iron at outdoor which no 220V AC electrical current. My friend borrow the 150 watt inverter of me, which I used it in car. It does works so well. So I not have any inverter. Therefore I need to build new inverter. Main idea of circuits. […]

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Video Friday: Squishy Quadrupeds, Fotokite Drone, and Robots From the 1990s

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:56 PM PDT

Here's our weekly pile of robot videos just for you

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Medusa Project – Showcase

Medusa Project – Draft

A few months ago, Eric Pinkel contacted RobotShop/Lynxmotion and myself asking if we wanted to be a consultant for their big VTail Medusa project. Very interested and amazed by the work already done by Eric and his team, we immediately stepped in to help whenever they needed it. As a UAV/Drones enthusiast, i really like to see new projects like this one coming to life. Doing things right and looking at problems and possibilities before doing anything wrong is what this team is about. Their mantra “Creativity/CAD/Community”.

For their project they were inspired by the Linkall team who built the version below. More about this build HERE

Linkall Team Prototype

They have since done a lot of calculations and design and now are working on their first PVC tube prototype.

We will not copy all the information on their blog here because there is a ton of information and they keep adding interesting stuff and test results. This is a project to keep an eye on and maybe even be part of.

Medusa Project official Blog

Can’t wait to see this monster flying …!

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9 Earth-Imaging Start-ups to Watch
2014 Top Ten Tech Cars
RoboWow: A Home Robot That Does Everything?
Gold Nanoparticles and Near-infrared Light Kill Cancer Cells With Heat
Software Testing Problems Continue to Plague F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

9 Earth-Imaging Start-ups to Watch

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT

A tech boom will shake up commercial satellite imaging

2014 Top Ten Tech Cars

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT

Leave the driving to us: self-driving technology matures

RoboWow: A Home Robot That Does Everything?

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT

A robot that can vacuum your carpet, mow your lawn, and clean your pool is a beautiful dream, but not a realistic one

Gold Nanoparticles and Near-infrared Light Kill Cancer Cells With Heat

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 11:41 AM PDT

Researchers devise a way to make gold nanoparticles absorb light cheaply and effectively

Software Testing Problems Continue to Plague F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 10:14 AM PDT

Program and contractor officials confident in meeting current schedules, however

News post & update: eleccircuit.com

Simple auto cut off 12V battery charger

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:29 PM PDT

A lead-acid battery charger is most popular though it will very large size than others battery type. But them have advantage are : cheap, easy to buy and long life if correctly uses. The charging is best importance. When I had 10 year old ago. My father bought it to me in first time of […]

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Intel Jumpstarts its Move Into Wearables With Acquisition of Basis Science
How to Design 911 for the 21st Century
Happy Lévy Day
Forecasting When Hashtags Will Go Viral
Robotic Clams and Horseshoe Crabs Take on Surf, Sand, and Mud
Carbon Nanotube Coating Shrinks Size of Spectrometers

Intel Jumpstarts its Move Into Wearables With Acquisition of Basis Science

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:41 AM PDT

Intel is eager to get inside—the band on your wrist.

How to Design 911 for the 21st Century

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 09:11 AM PDT

Making emergency services work with wireless and Internet distress calls

Happy Lévy Day

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 07:47 AM PDT

The forgotten cousin of Pi at last gets its very own day

Forecasting When Hashtags Will Go Viral

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT

The structure of early sharing behavior is a good predictor of virality

Robotic Clams and Horseshoe Crabs Take on Surf, Sand, and Mud

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Two bioinspired aquatic robots were unveiled this week

Carbon Nanotube Coating Shrinks Size of Spectrometers

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Another big step in reducing the size of mass spectrometers

News post & update: eleccircuit.com

Diy digital voltmeter panel meter 0-50V

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 12:35 AM PDT

Friends interested The cheap digital voltmeter using CA3162 and CA3161 very much. But cannot buy ICs since it is very ancient. Now there is digital voltmeter panel meter that easy to use as Figure 1 is 0-50V scale. Display with LED 7 segment. In cost 3$ dollar only. Figure 2 is wires connector or terminal […]