Technical Alchemy

An online scratchpad for my ideas, both to inspire others and to invite comment. I know there's a lot I have no knowledge of, so constructive criticism is appreciated!

Monday, March 30, 2015

Spring Cleaning

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I've never liked blogging, probably because I wanted a more free form state, and my mind bounces around a lot. So, I will be doing a ...

Monday, March 22, 2010

Still around

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Well, I have my bamboo hardware for my custom Makerbot sitting in the basement at home. I'm hoping to get to it sometime soon, but I...

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A simpler rangefinder?

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So, ages ago, the Seattle robotics people used an analog video camera and some timing with a peak detector to "read" a laser line...

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Return to the Laser Rangefinder: PSoC to the rescue?

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Of note, I have done my first soldering on the RepRap electronics. I plan to continue on it tomorrow. Anyway, I was looking at doing a las...

Friday, May 22, 2009

Reprap electronics order arrives

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My order of the Gen3 Reprap electronics arrived. Now I'll have to find the time to build the electronics, but I have to organize and re...

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Thursday, May 07, 2009

The UAVs are coming!

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So, I was poking around and ran across DIY drones again. When I first saw the site a year ago, I wasn't too impressed. My opinions hav...

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SOI Sentinel: I'm a mechanical engineer working as a controls engineer at a small engineering/retrofit company. I get to play with lots of other people's components, while here I try to figure out how to build my own, or find ones that fit my needs. Contact me at gmail, as rodbergg

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