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Hackaday Prize 2015 is here!

March 10, 2015by Ethan Dicks Leave a comment

Build Something That Matters! The Hackaday Prize returns and once again offers a trip to Space to the grand prize winner! This year’s contest focuses on solving a problem faced […]

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Contest

Diagnosing and Repairing X-10 modules

March 10, 2015by Ethan Dicks Leave a comment

Home automation today is full of choices, INSTEON, Z-wave, ZigBee, and more. Before all the wireless and hybrid protocols, the only choice was X10. Made popular through BSR and Radio […]

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Arduino, Hardware, Soldering

Neato Robotics XV-21 Vacuum Cleaner: Cheapest Laser Scanner Ever!

December 12, 2014by Ethan Dicks Leave a comment

Pulling the LIDAR unit out of a Neato Robotics vacuum cleaner is nothing new. The hard work was well documented four years ago. After watching eagerly from the sidelines since […]

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Arduino, Hardware, Robots, Soldering

Fabspace in Dayton kicks off monthly 3D Printing Meetups

September 8, 2014by Ethan Dicks Leave a comment

Fabspace is Dayton’s new Makerspace. Located in the "Old" Yellow Cab building at 700 E 4th St, they are just getting started, but this September they began holding 3D Printing […]

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3D Printing, Makerspace

Upcoming Maker Faires, Fall 2014

August 31, 2014by Ethan Dicks Leave a comment

Maker Faires near me (find one near you): Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire 13-14 September 2014. World Maker Faire New York 20-21 September 2014. Louisville Mini Maker Faire 27 September 2014. […]

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Maker Faire

1-pixel Thermal Camera Takes Great Images

July 16, 2014by Ethan Dicks Leave a comment

I’ve wanted a thermal imaging camera for years but the $1,000-and-up price point has scared me off. I thought about building a simple one in 2012, but there were so […]

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Hardware, Soldering

Super Planet Crash – Angry Birds for Astronomers

April 10, 2014by Ethan Dicks 2 Comments

Making the rounds today is a fun little physics game, Super Planet Crash. On its face, it’s simple: start with an Earth-like planet in a random stable orbit around a […]

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Gaming, Software

Building a Graphical Alarm Clock with Arduino

March 6, 2014by Ethan Dicks 1 Comment

I’m a fan of clock building. I’ve built several kits and designed a few from scratch, and I even teach others how to build their own. When I saw the […]

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Arduino, Hardware, LCD, Software

Ringing in the New Year with Artemis

January 2, 2014by Ethan Dicks 1 Comment

The New Years Eve party I went to this year was also a gaming night. I spotted “Ticket to Ride”, “Puerto Rico”, and a rousing game of Cards Against Humanity […]

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Arduino, Artemis, Gaming

The Return of Intro to Electronics

October 22, 2013by Ethan Dicks Leave a comment

Last night was the start of another round of my cycle of electronics and embedded programming classes at the Columbus Idea Foundry. It begins with basic electronics, covering the fundamentals […]

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Hardware, Makerspace

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