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kickin' balls

Anti-Social College Kids Build Autonomous Foosball Table

Four engineering students from Georgia Tech have built an Autonomous Foosball Table, quite possibly the key to my never-ending quest to replace the humans in my life with robots. The funny thing is, this thing isn't just a gimmick; it may soon become a decent foosball opponent. The table system cost about $500 to build, and combines a webcam, an 800MHz Pentium PC and servo-controlled paddles to move, twist, and kick. Here's how it works: More »

8:10 PM on Thu Dec 13 2007
By Benny Goldman
43,892 views, 29 comments

Latest by n/a: this has probably been over done as a senior project, but here's one with terrific AI: [cese.msoe.edu] more »

digital cameras

Focus-Broken Canon EOS-1D Mark III to be Fixed Soon

Although we were highly impressed with the $4500 Canon EOS-1D Mark III digital SLR camera when we first saw it last winter (check out our video of it snapping off 10 frames per second like a house afire), the high-end super camera turned out to have a goofy problem: Its autofocus didn't work in bright sunlight. Canon has reportedly agreed to fix the camera's AI servo autofocus defect, and if you're one of the unfortunate early adopters of that mofo cam, you can call 800 828-4040, give your serial number to one of the Canon reps, and they'll call you when they have the parts and you'll get your camera fixed right up, maybe even in the next couple of weeks. So much for being an early adopter. [Rob Galbraith, via FM Forums]

8:22 AM on Thu Oct 18 2007
By Charlie White
2,162 views, 10 comments

Latest by NeoPoliticus: My first 10D overheated and malfunctioned the first time I took it out of air conditioning - something that QA would have easily found (if, in fact, they had QA). more »

gadgets

DIY Antique Weather Clock

This is an antique weather clock that connects to Yahoo's weather service to display the current weather conditions for a specific zip code.
I took out the clock work, and replaced it with a servo and used a phidgets USB - servo controller so I could control the servo from my computer.
Nice work, not only does it look good, it is functional. Too bad it doesn't have a way to display the current temperature. Thanks, Jesse – Travis Hudson More »

1:55 PM on Fri Jan 5 2007
By Travis Hudson
708 views, 4 comments

Latest by StarChaser Tyger: And of course you tell time by putting a stick in the ground and figuring out where noon is... more »