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How to Make Your Own Eye-Popping 3-D Pictures

Posted on July 30, 2011 by herbcle

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=528

NASA article on how to create three D photos, specifically anaglyphs.

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Robots program for 6 – 8 graders in western Massachusetts

Posted on July 30, 2011 by herbcle

http://www.burgyschools.org/WeBot.html

This project provides technology, math, and science rich robotics kits and training to elementary and middle schools in Western Massachusetts. The Lego WeDo (grades 2-4) and Lego Mindstorms (grades 6-8) robot kits have been successfully used in the Williamsburg Schools for many years.

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Blog about student’s Sumo Robots

Posted on July 30, 2011 by herbcle

http://chowmillersumobots.wordpress.com

A blog setup by a teacher teaching LEGO Robotics at Frontier Junior High School in Graham, WA. The teacher’s students have been building and competing with Sumo-bots. This blog gives lots of details about the robots created by the students.

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Lego Robots Sumo Battle 2011

Posted on July 30, 2011 by herbcle

http://www.youtube.com/user/omentoo?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/YW6xqPmlMZU

A year 7 class put together Sumo robots to compete in the end-of-term Sumo competition. This is the battle.

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Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus

Posted on July 30, 2011 by herbcle

http://vimeo.com/25118844

I always like to use short videos to help explain computer technology topics.

This video is an infographic dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet, the first weapon made entirely out of code.

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The Story of Linux

Posted on July 30, 2011 by herbcle

http://video.linux.com/video/1966

Watch the Story of Linux to remember – or learn for the first time – how Linux disrupted a market and has begun to change the world

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Simple XBee Communication with Arduino

Posted on July 29, 2011 by herbcle

http://fisherinnovation.com/i/2011/06/12/simple-xbee-communication-with-arduino/

 

tutorial to understand how to use XBee wireless modules with your Arduino micro controllers

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Maze Solver Robots

Posted on July 29, 2011 by herbcle

http://www.yayalu.net/YayaLu2011/YayaLu11.htm

 

Not much a details but some info on maze solver bots and Segway like bots too. One makes use of the Dexter dFlex sensor

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eFlush Project for Lego Mindstorms

Posted on July 28, 2011 by herbcle

http://dexterindustries.com/Project-eFlush.html

Using a Lego Mindstorms kit, this project makes a device that flushes the toilet for you and closes the lid too!

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dRadar – Lego Radar

Posted on July 28, 2011 by herbcle

http://dexterindustries.com/Project-dradar.html

Dexter Radar . . . or dRadar for short. This project was put together to test the limits of the Lego NXT ultrasonic sensor. The sensor, mounted on a motor, spins and takes data on the area surrounding it

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