I am currently working on a neat project (Raspberry Pi CNC Board) where I have to program a bunch of Arduinos for each of the boards I am making. At first I did it with the Arduino IDE one board at a time but that was very tedious and required me to sometime change the … Read More →
I was interested in Automated Optical Inspection the other day and I came upon this assume video from Sparkfun, demonstrating what work goes into each board they make. I love the bit with the disco lights and the dishwasher…
Farming is changing with production at all time highs but there is always room for improvements. Introducing a new breed of robots that automate things around the farm.
UFactory.cc has designed a promising DIY robot arm that is able to lift over 300gm using standard hobby Servo’s. The Robot Arm has 4 degrees of freedom at the moment but I can see it being modified to be even more flexible. The Design is based on one of the fastest palletising robot … Read More →
The Raspberry Pi is a great example of how automated manufacturing is leveling the playground in the PCB manufacturing industry. The video explains a bit of the process.. The main difference from hand soldering parts is that the automated process uses solder paste instead of solder wire. The solder paste can be applied in a … Read More →
Luca Dentella posted an example on his blog about creating a full-working dashboard for Arduino (charts and gauges) in Javascript, running entirely in a web browser without the need for a web-server. In this implementation, Luca uses the Arduino connected to an AM2302 sensor (DHT22) to get temperature and humidity values, which are then displayed on the dashboard. … Read More →
Cellular made easy – Add GSM/3G support to your Arduino/Raspberry Pi/BeagleBone projects Chris Higgins at SparqEE has come up with a simple development board[CELLv1.0] that can give your projects cellular capabilities. So what can you actually do with it? Well,I can think of lots of things: Add an off-grid internet connection to your home automation system. … Read More →
While looking for some information on an ARM based PC called a Beaglebone, I found an interesting project using a BeagleBone board. It’s an automated system that helps track the medication a patient has taken. It uses face recognition combined with a predefined schedule that reminds you when it’s time to take your medication. It can even be combined with an automated pill … Read More →
