I just stumbled across a new video called It Ain’t Rocket Science, about science and technology. This is a well done production staring Adam Balkin, produced by Time Warner Cable. The project is conceived as part of the Connect a Million Minds program. The first episode talks about the FIRST Robotics Competition and has an […]
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Minibloq V0.7 Alpha Test Drive – How I programmed an Arduino without writing code.
I took my Arduino for a ride using the new open source Minibloq Graphical Development Interface. As I reported earlier Julian da Silva released the Alpha version of the Minibloq program to his backers on Kickstarter. I got my copy and within minutes I had programmed my Arduino Uno to perform a variety of tasks. […]
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I have been a big robot fan since I was a child. Robot B9 from Lost in Space was my favorite. We are getting closer to having useful robots everyday. Scientist in Germany have created a duo of robots which can prepare your breakfast.
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I just downloaded the Alpha release of Minibloq Graphical user interface and programming environment. The program is easy to use and actually makes sense. I programmed the onboard LED of an Arduino Uno in under 3 minutes without instructions. Now that I know how to program the Arduino with Minibloq, I can do it in […]
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