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Electric mannequin leg maraca
[Richie Brown] created an electric mannequin leg maraca. The leg is filled with little bits of plastic, metal, and wood. Hook it up to a looping pedal, add a piezo disc mic, and you’ve got an unusual...
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Gamelatron, a fully robotic indonesian Gamelan orchestra.
Last summer we got to have a little chat with [Aaron Taylor] about his automated Gamelan orchestra, Gamelatron. The robotic orchestra features a large collection of Indonesian gongs, metallophones,...
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Have An Unused DIY Instrument? Send It On Tour With [Imogen Heap]
[Imogen Heap] is well-known for performing with DIY and cobbled-together instruments, and now she’s teaming up with another famous DIY instrument musician for a world tour. That’s the cool part, now...
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PUFFER: A Smartphone-Sized Planetary Explorer
Is there room on Mars and Europa for cute robots? [NASA] — collaborating with [UC Berkley] and [Distant Focus Corporation] — have the answer: PUFFER, a robot inspired by origami. PUFFER — which stands...
View ArticleDebugging Electronics: To Know Why It Didn’t Work, First Find What It Is...
Congratulations, you have just finished assembling your electronics project. After checking for obvious problems you apply power and… it didn’t do what you wanted. They almost never work on the first...
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