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1. Regular clocks tell real time. Real time is time such as half-past seven. 2. Digital clocks tell fake time. Fake time is time such as nine-seventeen. 3-6. … 7. Real watch faces are in the shape of watch faces because they must accommodate all of the things that make up a real watch, such as numbers, hands, and little minute lines. 8. Digital watch faces are in the shape of watch faces for no…
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This post presents updates to Blossom, the robot that I developed in grad school.
These are photos of the 2024 NYC Marathon, taken on the MPi. I ran the marathon in 2019 and it was the most painful experience of my life, until I dislocated my elbow at the LES skatepark. I kept up with the three-hour pace group until after the Queensboro Bridge, coming up on mile 17, when my left calf cramped and I had to hobble for the remaining 9 miles to finish in 3:28:04. In hindsight, I…
Taken on the MPi.
CatBot is a notification system for stray cat sightings. Upon detecting a cat with its camera, CatBot sends a text with the recorded image. CatBot also deters birds, for whom cat food is unhealthy, with an actuator that taps the window upon bird sightings. The project’s code is available here . Motivation I lived in Connecticut for a year, next to West Rock state park. There were many stray cats…
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. — Søren Kierkegaard We look at the present through a rear view mirror. We march backwards into the future. — Marshall McLuhan
The infamous IKEA PS2014 “Death Star” lamp is practically begging to be robotized, so I did. Many others have had the same idea . My implementation is not particularly novel apart from the use of a Dynamixel XL330 smart motor that simplified the electronics and installation. The modification is a 3D-printed screw-drive actuation mechanism and is non-invasive for reversibility. Implementation I…