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Part 2: Controlling a Microbric Viper Robot with an IR Serial Port using .NET and PowerShell
19 February 07 05:17 PM | Coding4Fun | 1 Comments   

In this Part Two of "Some Assembly Required", Scott Hanselman extends his original Microbric Viper Robot/Iguanaworks IR solution to script-enable control of the robot with Lee Holme's "PowerShell LOGO." Background Scott Hanselman Scott's Blog Difficulty: Read More...

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Computer-Controlled R/C Car with Camera
22 January 07 02:51 AM | Coding4Fun | 27 Comments   

Control a remote controlled car with your computer using Microsoft Robotics Studio. Then, add a wireless IP camera for stealthy remote operation. Brian Peek ASPSOFT, Inc. Difficulty: Advanced Time Required: 3-6 hours Cost: $50-$100 Software: Visual Basic Read More...

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Introduction to the Make Controller Kit in C#
28 December 06 07:11 PM | Coding4Fun | 2 Comments   

Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: $150 Software: Visual Studio Express Editions Hardware: Make Controller Kit The Make Controller Kit was developed by MakingThings in collaboration with Make Magazine to provide an open hardware platform Read More...

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Controlling a Microbric Viper Robot with a custom IR Serial Port using .NET
01 December 06 11:10 PM | Coding4Fun | 4 Comments   

Summary: In this installment of "Some Assembly Required", Scott Hanselman teams up with the makers of the Microbric Viper Robot and the guys at Iguanaworks to create a custom IR serial port board to control the Viper Robot using .NET! Introduction The Read More...

Filed under: robotics, hardware miscellaneous, hardware, hardwarehacks