Monthly Archives: August 2013

Memory Palaces and Arduino Park

Posted on August 31, 2013 by engineerzero

A couple years ago I spent some time in Sketchup designing a 3D model of the Arduino Uno. Then I thought, “Why not magnify it a thousand times and have a guided tour?” Hence, Arduino Park: The video turned out … Continue reading →

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The Case for Personal Rapid Transit

Posted on August 25, 2013 by engineerzero

Going from LA to San Francisco in only thirty minutes is not that much an improvement in convenience if it takes an hour on each end of the trip to get to and from the hyperloop station. The real transportation … Continue reading →

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Converting a micro servo to continuous rotation

Posted on August 20, 2013 by engineerzero

Say you want to build a small robot, but you soon discover that DC motors move too fast and geared DC motors are too expensive. Then you hear about servos. Servos are basically geared DC motors, and microservos seem just … Continue reading →

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Activity Report: Remote Control Machines Kit

Posted on August 18, 2013 by engineerzero

The Thames and Kosmos Remote Control Machines Kit proved to be popular at the Big-Brained Superheroes Club this past Wednesday. The kit is a lot like LEGO and the kids quickly caught on to how the assembly diagrams work. We … Continue reading →

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Kits and Games for Big-Brained Superheroes

Posted on August 6, 2013 by engineerzero

For years now I’ve been collecting kits and other stuff that I haven’t been using. So I thought, why not let Big-Brained Superheroes use it? I’m willing to donate everything but the games, and I want to hold (no pun … Continue reading →

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From Scratch to Arduino Test Bed

Posted on August 1, 2013 by engineerzero

In my last blog entry, I created a new graphical interface in Scratch for transmitting data to the microcontroller on the robot. Tonight I verified that the Scratch program is able to communicate via screen flashes with the Arduino test … Continue reading →

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