Here is a simple way to implement distance sensing and an Arduino. The website has more pictures and all the Arduino code so you can easily make one for yourself.
I bought a Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F Distance Sensor to use in my robot. It was very easy to see the data returned in a serial console window, but I thought it would be cool to see the distance in zones represented by colors from a tricolor LED. Then you would not need to be connected to the computer to tell distance. Green would indicate a safe distance, yellow would represent a cautionary distance and red would be for distances that would require my robot to take evasive action.
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Here is a simple way to implement distance sensing and an Arduino. The website has more pictures and all the Arduino code so you can easily make one for yourself.
I bought a Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F Distance Sensor to use in my robot. It was very easy to see the data returned in a serial console [...] [..] Read complete article
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Anders Søborg built an amazing scanner that can use either the light sensor that comes with the NXT or a HiTechnic color sensor.
Each line of the image is created by moving the sensor over the image at a constant speed while recording the position and corresponding sensor values with a fixed sample rate. The [...] [..] Read complete article
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Stacy and her Dad decided that the Wii sensor bar was a bit too visible for their liking. So what do you do? Stuff it in an old remote, of course!
Dad and I were trying to build a Wireless Sensor Bar and managed to do one that is all wires and batteries. Then He Started [...] [..] Read complete article
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Daniel writes-
Today I am going to show you how to build a simple temperature sensor using one LM35 Precision Temperature Sensor and Arduino, so you can hookup on your future projects. The circuit will send serial information about the temperature so you can use on your computer, change the code as you will. I’m planning [...] [..] Read complete article
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Wow, not bad - a $50 sensor lab…
Build your own projects and learn how electronic sensors respond to various physical stimuli such as light, heat, infrared light, pressure, rotation, touch and magnetic fields with the Electronic Sensor Lab. Ideal for classroom use and home schooling of children age 10 and up. Experiments and manual developed [...] [..] Read complete article
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PrintingPlans.com has free plans [PDF's] for making your own 4-Color press. The key to multi color printing is accuracy and repeatability. Make sure if you attempt to build this that you build it very sturdy as mentioned on the website.
This four color, one station printing press was designed and built by Michael Phipps and Dan [...] [..] Read complete article
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This is a nice Arduino project that uses a Powerball and a sensor to control a spaceship. The game is running in Flash, and it uses an Arduino to receive data from the sensor in the Powerball. I wish there was a little more details on the actual electronics of the build.
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Logitech is working on a force feedback steering wheel for the Wii, the peripheral company announced today. The good news? The one-piece wheel designed for Need for Speed Undercover has built-in gas and brake controls, is wireless and comes with a lap rest, allowing for play as much as 30-f [..] Read complete article
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Instructables user Plusea made an in-depth tutorial for constructing a fabric pressure sensor, perfect for using in garments and other soft places.
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred
... So Margaret Robertson argues, at least when it comes to graphics — why did everyone abandon monochrome for color? Wouldn't a little variety be nice?:
Why were we so quick to leave black and white behind as we moved on from Po [..] Read complete article
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XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred
Color is your friend ? or so we've heard. But color is totally BFFs with Midway's This Is Vegas, a game we doubt will ever be brushed off by the gaming set for its tendency to dip too much into the browner portions of the [..] Read complete article
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Printers keep getting smaller and the HP Color LaserJet CM1312 is no exception. TrustedReviews [..] Read complete article
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Stacy and her Dad decided that the Wii sensor bar was a bit too visible for their liking. So what do you do? Stuff it in an old remote, of course!
Dad and I were trying to build a Wireless Sensor Bar and managed to do one that is all wires and batteries. Then He Started [...] [..] 
Daniel writes-
Today I am going to show you how to build a simple temperature sensor using one LM35 Precision Temperature Sensor and Arduino, so you can hookup on your future projects. The circuit will send serial information about the temperature so you can use on your computer, change the code as you will. I’m planning [...] [..] 
Wow, not bad - a $50 sensor lab…
Build your own projects and learn how electronic sensors respond to various physical stimuli such as light, heat, infrared light, pressure, rotation, touch and magnetic fields with the Electronic Sensor Lab. Ideal for classroom use and home schooling of children age 10 and up. Experiments and manual developed [...] [..] 
PrintingPlans.com has free plans [PDF's] for making your own 4-Color press. The key to multi color printing is accuracy and repeatability. Make sure if you attempt to build this that you build it very sturdy as mentioned on the website.
This four color, one station printing press was designed and built by Michael Phipps and Dan [...] [..] 
This is a nice Arduino project that uses a Powerball and a sensor to control a spaceship. The game is running in Flash, and it uses an Arduino to receive data from the sensor in the Powerball. I wish there was a little more details on the actual electronics of the build.
There are two parts [...] [..] 
