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Hexapod robot update: walking, MATLAB code and AVR studio code

Published on 2011-10-16 15:24:00

Note: the code (both controller and MATLAB) need a lot of improvement especially to address how quick the robot responds and routines need fine tuning (each servo is slightly different for example). It's just first rough draft that is working. I will work on it when I have free time again over Christmas period. As well as addressing mechanical problems, since currently the joint are too flexible. Updates:1) I added some capacitors (100 uF, 10uF, 1uF, 1nF) in parallel with the 3 batteries to stab [..] > read more

Making a hexapod robot !

Published on 2011-08-22 15:12:00

I decided to make a basic robot over the summer, here is what I got :) Work in progress!Watch in HD ! Turn on annotations to see updates! List of components that I bought on ebay (note: wait time can be more than 1 month! ):Axon 2: http://www.societyofrobots.com/axon2/Serial Bluetooth RF transceiver module with backplane20x micro servos SG9 (but they are not very good quality: very difficult to attach servo head, wobbly, noisy), rated at 7.2V2x 1800mAh Li-Ion batteries, NB-2LH, sold only on ebay [..] > read more

Funny stuff :D

Published on 2010-05-10 09:40:00

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Tips on photographing Fireworks

Published on 2010-01-12 08:23:00

There are so many amazing pictures on the internet of fireworks, but taking such pictures is very difficult, as I learned in practice. I went to a firework display a few months ago, and now, finally had time to process the raw pictures I took. But I > read more

How to create a panorama with Autopano, Autostitch (free) and Photoshop

Published on 2010-01-04 06:45:00

I woke up this morning at 8am for some reason, although I usually wake up at about 10am this time of year, and saw an amazing view through the window: commonly green grass and trees were white!! Because of morning frost, so I though I needed to tak > read more

How to create an HDR (high dynamic range) image with Photoshop and Photomatix Pro

Published on 2009-12-30 07:14:00

An HDR is an image that has a lot more colours than a standard picture, sometimes these colours are not even distinguished by our eyes, but with that much colour information, it is possible to create cool effects by mapping those colours to a colours > read more

Beginner's guide to photoraphy

Published on 2009-12-17 18:55:00

Every photographer must know the things that I list below, and understand what they do and what kind of effect they produce when changed to particular values:The Shutter speed: this is the time that the camera sensor is exposed to light. So, if you s > read more

Canon 400D overview and accessories guide

Published on 2009-12-14 20:19:00

I wrote a guide how to choose a digital camera that is right for you in this article. My choice was an APS-type digital SLR camera: Canon 400D, and I want to describe my experience when working with it.First of all, the manual that comes with this ca > read more

Windows 7 64 bit review / guide (tested on a tablet PC and Desktop PC)

Published on 2009-10-06 10:31:00

64 bit vs 32 bitWindows 7 is a new operating system from Microsoft that seems to be getting very good reviews and after testing it for about two months now, I like it A LOT, even though I installed a 64 bit version (64bit Windows Vista caused a lot o > read more

Google wave !

Published on 2009-09-30 15:28:00

Update: google has cancelled this project, because not many people were actually using it. If you haven't heard about google wave yet, then you must live in some very remote place! This is a new idea from google that promises to replace e-mail and th > read more

Creating high quality EAN-13 barcodes for free with Microsoft Excel, Word

Published on 2009-09-12 07:48:00

The EAN-13 barcodes are used worldwide for marking products often sold at retail point of sale (for example books, etc). I recently found this free EAN-13 barcode making way (requires Microsoft Excel or similar), which I want to show below. First you > read more

Shrew Soft VPN tutorial on Windows 64 bit with IPsec

Published on 2009-09-10 08:35:00

Note: if you tried installing older version of Shrew VPN (e.g. alpha version), and you keep getting blue screen, I recommend doing System Restore to get rid of it (it might also affect other programs you installed after Shrew VPN). Otherwise it's ver > read more