Tag: instructables
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Humana Health by Design Challenge – HALO Project Results
The results were published, and I am honored to have won the Assistive Tech Grand Prize. I would like to thank everyone for voting at www.instructables.com. I would like to say a big thank you to Humana for hosting the competition, and congratulations to everyone else who entered. There were some spectacular entries, especially in…
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HALO – Haptic Feedback System for Blind/Visually Impaired
Complete Build Instructions: Please visit www.instructables.com for the complete build instructions and story. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfXs5rhwCfE Highlights/Features – Approximate 4 feet of range – Variable haptic sensation (frequency and intensity of vibrations increase as range decreases) – Just over 180 degree field of view from 5 Parallax Ping))) Ultrasonic Rangefinders Background I have recently been introduced to some new…
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Motion Feedback MP3 Trigger
I posted over at Instructables a project that uses the Parallax PIR Motion Sensor (yes, it IS that same I used in the Halloween Hack, ye of the clan Observant) to encourage me to be working out. If I am, then I am rewarded with some tunes to keep moving along. However, if I am…
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This Just In: The World Loves Beer
Serv O’Beer has found some interest online through being covered at Instructables, Engadget, Gizmodo, Make, and others. Of particular interest is its inclusion in the How 2.0 section of Popular Science April 2009 edition, and PopSci Online. Yeah, the 100,000 YouTube views are eyebrow-raising as well. We really appreciate all of the comments and suggestions,…
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Serv O’Beer
With New Years fast approaching, I wanted to make a project that allows for the perfect pour and take out all of that physical work. Using Construx as the mechanical platform, a servo driving the action, and ioBridge controlling the system, I was to achieve “the perfect pour” controlled with the turning of my iPhone…