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  • Roomba-ing with a Raspberry Pi

    Roomba-ing with a Raspberry Pi

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    We’ve owned a Roomba for years. I wanted one for a few years before that and the thing that has been most attractive about it to me has been the ability to hack it. When I say hack, I mean “repurpose to my own whim”

  • MakerFaire Project (2015) – Part 2

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    When last we left our hero, he had made sizable progress on his robot, only to be stumbled by it’s devious brain!!! The Teensy 3.x is my Go-to embedded platform these days. I learned most of my embedded stuff by using an Arduino, and the Teensy is like an Arduino without any of the limitations.

  • MakerFaire Project (2015) – Part 1

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    This started out as a “Project of the Week” post, but As it started to take form, and started to stretch beyond a week, I decided I wanted to make a more dedicated post about the developement process. MakerFaire never takes me by surprise, but I always do end up working on it until that…

  • Project of the Week: Mini robot

    Project of the Week: Mini robot

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    I got my new 3D printer up and running recently. After some tuning, some improving, and some printing of backup parts (an ongoing process, I decided I was confident to move forward.

  • The 2013 Portland Mini MakerFaire

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    Last year (you may have read), I participated in the Portland Mini MakerFaire. It was great. I absolutely loved sharing and teaching people. This year, I definitely wanted to participate again. In my typical fashion, I put it all off until the night before…

  • It’s a Trap!

    It’s a Trap!

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    For the past few years, my brother and I have been pranking each other a bit when it comes to gifts. It took on a rather peculiar theme a couple of years ago when my brother gave me a copy of Starcraft II. He had cleverly hidden it in a Warcraft III box and when I opened it.…

  • Me at the Portland MakerFaire

    Me at the Portland MakerFaire

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    This past Saturday (Sept 15) I got to participate in Portland’s first annual MakerFaire. I’ve written about MakerFaires before, but this is the first one where I was showing off a project.  Note: I do plan on sharing the details of my Kinect-driven Roomba in a future post. This post is more about my experience…

  • 2 Weekends, 2 MakerFaires, 2x the Fun!

    2 Weekends, 2 MakerFaires, 2x the Fun!

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    “Maker” is a moniker I’ve espoused for the last several years. While you could probably define it as a lot of things, to me it attaches art to science and engineering. With the increase in access to manufacturing and technology people can create in a way that previously required a full machine shop and electronics…

  • Back on the 3D-Printed Horse

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    Several months ago, I finally got my hands on a mostly-working 3d printer. A maker bot. After irritated months of tinkering, I had trouble getting it to print out things that I wanted it to, and I gave up. Well, I took it somewhere, and when I got back I just never got it back…

  • I’m in a Show

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    A couple of months ago, I decided to try out for a musical my church is putting on. I have been cast in the part of Charlie Davenport in “Annie Get Your Gun”. We have 3 performances starting a week from Friday. The ticket cost is $2 a seat, but if you have more than…