Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Maker Update: Exploding Vader”.
This week, I’m maker up date catch with the robot Arduino is iot-cloud, sorting, screws, making fabric exploding Darth and the anti drawing machine. Hey, I’m Donal Bell and welcome back to another maker update, I hope everyone’s doing well. I have got a show for you today. So, let’s get started with the project of the week if you ever wanted to play catch with the robot Johan link. Has this incredible guide on Instructables for making your own ball balancing platform? The base of the platform uses three servo controlled 3d printed arms to move the platform around the servos are driven by a custom, Arduino compatible board that he based around the atmega 32. U, 4, micro controller! It’S the same chip used on the Arduino Leonardo, which you can substitute here, but the real brains of the operation is a Python program on a nearby computer connected to an overhead webcam that detects the position of the ball using OpenCV. Based on the balls position. The program calculates how to move the platform to stabilize it. It’S a super cool project and something that I suspect would drop jaws at a science fair. It’S time for some news, Arduino announced their Internet of Things cloud platform. Last week, the IOT cloud beta, and it’s now available and free to try out the one hitch is that you’ll need one of our drina’s latest MKR boards to take advantage of it.
Looking at their demo video, it seems like a clean, intuitive setup. The challenge for Arduino is that platforms like particle and Adafruit i/o already have a significant head start in both the maker and professional markets. Still the more the merrier and it’s great to see Arduino still in the game. More projects on Instructables Adrian are shows how he made this optical screw sorting machine the project leans heavily on a laser cutter to create the light box and the robotic arm once activated.
The machine lights up the nuts and bolts from underneath and takes a picture with an overhead webcam using OpenCV software. Each item on the light box is identified and the robot arm gets this instructions on where to put each piece an electromagnet at the end of the arm. Does the lifting very cool for something totally different poppy ocean-blue has a guide on designing and printing custom patterns on fabric using Adobe’s free capture app her process takes advantage of the Kaleidoscope feature of capture which can create patterns with your phone’s camera that you can export As a pattern tile, the second step is really just uploading: the file to a fabric printing service like contrato or spoon flower, and using the online tools to transfer the pattern to the fabric of your choice if you’re into making your own clothes or custom upholstery. This is a cool technique.
Gregg Zumwalt is back with another inspired 3d printing project. This time is a motorized Darth Vader statue that explodes and reassembles itself over and over Greg makes it look easy, but there’s a surprising amount of complexity to pull off the effect. A single gear DC motor drives at all everything else is 3d printed, including the joints, turnbuckles, bolts and, of course, Darth Vader. Everything you need is in the instructable and I think it would be cool to see more designs adapted to explode out like this last but not least, check out this anti drawing machine by son who Kwan harsh Cadia and Akshay Prakash this box with an Arduino and A series of stepper motors inside the text when you’re drawing and deliberately moves the paper around on you to create unpredictable drawings. The result is a frustrating but hilarious, drawing experience. It could be a fun practical joke or maybe even a party game.
I’Ve got some tips and tools to share with you first off just a reminder that if you missed last week’s show, you can find it over on the Adafruit channel, using the link in the show notes. Also, if you’re near Cambridge England, the first official Raspberry Pi store just opened up there from the video, it seems to look like an Apple store where they replaced everything with a Raspberry Pi. It looks nice, though speaking of pi there’s a new PI expansion board being launched on crowd supply. That’S getting some attention, it’s called stereo pi and you can use it to create 3d stereoscopic photos and videos.
The board starts at $ 70 with more expensive kits available. What’S unexpected is that it specifically needs the new PI compute module to work because of the modules unique ability to run two cameras at once. Jeremy from tested has a video review up with his thoughts on the TS 80 USB powered soldering iron. It looks like a good but not uncomplicated options for a portable, virtually cordless soldering iron on Thingiverse, unexpected new wearable, a 3d printed belt. This design from 3d watch prints – all is a single coiled piece with printing place hinges. This particular design can take advantage of the proofs of multi material upgrade.
If you want to get that fancy colored striping through it. I can’t imagine it’s the strongest or most comfortable belt out there, but it’s neat to see what’s possible. Tyler here from make showed me this clever whale shaped wire stripper design by Victor Lazaro and put a single edge safety razor in his head and the lower teeth. Take different gauges of wire, two options are available, one that uses a captive nut and one with a brass insert, but for a look at the world of professionally made wire strippers, I’ve got a cool tools: roundup up now, looking at ten different options in a variety Of styles, if your wire stripper is letting you down, this is the video for you Maker, Faires. First, let me tell you that the call for makers is now open for maker faire Bay Area in San Mateo, California, the original and the longest-running Maker Faire I’ll. Be there and I encourage you to find a way to participate.
The fair takes place May 17th, 18th and 19th. This weekend, though, we’ve got Kalispell Montana Jacksonville, Florida and Roanoke Virginia. If one’s near you go check it out, and that does it, for this week’s show be sure to subscribe, leave a thumbs up or leave a comment. You can get on the maker Update email list to get show notes emailed off to you automatically for each week’s show, along with few bonus projects and finally, a big thanks to my patrons on patreon who helped keep this show afloat all right, thanks for watching and I’Ll see you next week, .