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Arduino
Brainstorming Session for Library Mini ’48 Projects’
An undisclosed Librarian, has approached me to see if our Makerspace can help them implement something similar to our 48 Projects for the undisclosed location. Joe and I made a field trip to survey their facility and resources; we would like to meet this Saturday morning at 10:00 to lay out the project. There is
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Electronics/Arduino Breadboard Lab
A fast-track course to basic electronics and programming lite. Saturday, April 22, 2017 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Saturday, April 29, 2017 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Saturday, May 6, 2017 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Learn more about the class’s content at: https://electronicsarduinobreadboardlab.wordpress.com/ The breadboard pictured above will be assembled in the beginning
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Mini Sumo Fighting Robot Tournament
Today we held the official, final Mini Sumo autonomous fighting robot competition tournament. It was done in a round robin style with two bots per match with best out of three rounds winning the match. Each robot got a point for winning a match. We gave a Raspberry Pi 3 starter kit to the first
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Sign up to build your own battle robot!
Our next class series will be building, programming, testing, and fighting mini sumo robots! Mini sumo bots are fully autonomous with no remote controls! We have worked tirelessly putting together kits full of parts to bring the cost way down so almost anyone can get started for $26! We laser cut and 3D printed as
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Escape Room Testing
Escape rooms are all the rage right now – Basically, you are put in a room for an hour and you have to decipher a series of clues to help you get to the goal (escaping the room). They are a lot of fun! Using our maker powers including electronics, programming, and woodworking, we have
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Arduino Boot Camp Class 2 Recap
We held the second of two Arduino classes at the Melboburne Makerspace on June 25, 2016 from 1-5 pm. Last Saturday was the first class where we learned the basics of what an Arduino was and how it works on a very high level then did a few simple projects making an LED blink and fade
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Arduino Bootcamp: Day One
Today was day one of the Arduino Bootcamp. Arduino is an easy to use micro-controller platform that allows you to create simple or very complex electronic projects. You can learn more at Arduino.cc. We will hold the second class in this series next Saturday on June 25. To RSVP, head over to the MeetUp page
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Mini Sumo Bot Brainstorming
Today, we had a meeting of the minds to put together some of the parts James bought so we can start putting together the kits for the mini sumo bot class and competition. The main idea for the kit is to get as close to $25 ($30 at most) as possible to make a working
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Turn ESP8266 wifi module into fake WeMo switch for Amazon Echo
Do you want to do home automation on a dime? Sure we all do! So instead of paying $40-50 per outlet, how about $10-15 (or less!)? Here’s what you’ll need: ESP8266 module = http://goo.gl/eXgLSy = Ebay $1.92 with free shipping. 5V – AC Relay Switch = http://goo.gl/tQ1Q8F = Ebay $3.75 free shipping. 3.3v/5v Breadboard Power Supply = http://goo.gl/XlqIyq
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