Minibloq v0.8 Alpha is an new open source Graphical Development Interface that will kickstart your Arduino Programming without making you write code. As I reported in June of this year Julian da Silva released the Alpha version of the open source Minibloq program to his backers on Kickstarter. I got my copy and within minutes […]
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RobotGrrl Erin Kennedy has pushed back another barrier to easy Robotics. This talented teen is using an iPad to control her Arduino powered Robot RoboBrrd‘s servos. RobotGrrl created an iPad app which will allow her to feed her Feather covered robotic bird using the iPad tablet’s touch screen. Dragging virtual fruit to RoboBrrds beak on […]
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RobotGrrl a 19 year old Robot maker has found a new way to control her pet Robot, Robobrrd with her Ipad. RobotGrrl is using a Redpark Serial cable to connect her iPad to an Arduino microcontroller. The Redpark Serial cable for iOS, is a cable which allows the iPad to connect to RS232 serial devices. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Meet RoboBrrd
This is a continuation of an interview Makermasters.com did with RobotGrrl, a teen Robot maker. BILL: – What caught my attention from your projects was the RoboBrrd. Could you tell me a little bit about RoboBrrd. ROBOTGRRL: Sure, so one night, Adafruit Industries contacted me after they read my blog, and they said, “Hey, can […]
Read the rest of this entry »Meet Robotgrrl – Making Robots from Popsicle sticks and Arduino.
One of the nice things about blogging is that it encourages you to read other folks blogs to see what they are up to. I recently stumbled across a really interesting blog by Robotgrrl, a 19 year old, young lady who is making Robots out of popsicle sticks, pencils, Arduino and basically anything she can […]
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