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Preparing for the Printrbot with Tinkercad

Waiting for the Printrbot is just killing me, but it is actually proving to be a bit of a blessing, since I have time to actually learn about 3D modeling. I hear this is helpful to know when 3D printing…

Coming Soon: A New Domain, a New Build

Holy crap! It has been a long time since I posted. I have been sort of all over the place with my Arduino stuff lately so I think it is about time for a bit of a recap to get…

Spideruino v2.3 “Le Derpbot” Video is Ready!

As promised, here is a video I put together where you can watch the latest ‘bot prance about in all it’s goofy glory!  … Read More

The Spideruino’s Controller

One of the hardest things for me to wrap my mind around in building the Spideruino was the way XBee worked. It was actually way too simple, and I wasted a long time trying all this complicated stuff to get…

Spideruino Revision – The Derpbot Body

Hello! Today I have some pictures to show you the latest version of my little robot. As fun as the funky face was, it was pretty hideous, and actually just for fun. Read More

Funky Face

Just a fun Friday post for y’all! I was experimenting with making a temporary enclosure out of foam core, and here is my masterpiece! Heh well, maybe not quite, but I like that is actually has a bit of personality.…

Big Update! New Features & A New Name.

It has been so long since I wrote an update on my little robot! That is not to say that I have not been working on it – I have been putting in a bit of time each week, which…

Spazzie’s Miniturization Continues!

Last night, I did some good progress on Spazzie - I completed two of the three things I have left to do with him before I can start finalizing his circuitry and getting a real idea of how I can…

Spazzie’s Miniturization is Underway!

I am excited to announce that I have finally begun shrinking down old Spazzie's guts, making him at least about 60% smaller! Same great taste, less filling! Read More

xbee!

I finally got a chance to test my xbee explorer/shield combo I bought from Sparkfun. They were out of the retail package when I went to order it, I made a wishlist that contains everything in the kit, you can…