After a night of “prototyping” and filing LED ends flat we can proudly present: Running from a 12volt rail of our wall mounted computer wall-e, vistors to the lab will be guided to our door. 6 LEDs sourced from Al’s random stuff box are used for illuminations with a cunning resistor arrangement.
Okay, so I’m writing this with a bit of a sore head because we were hacking till gone midnight and I had to get up early the next day, but it was worth it. Last night was the first in a monthly series of music hack nights at the lab, and it was crazy popular. Read more about Music Night Was Awesome – Official![…]
Next week, November 18th, we will be trying out a music hackers’ night at the Edinburgh Hacklab. This night is aimed at anyone who wants to make ingenious noises somehow. Crafts, software, electronics, philosophy, whatever you’re into that is hacky and musicky. There’s no fixed agenda, meet us and help us choose a direction for Read more about Music Hack Night, November 18th![…]
Update 23/9/11: See below for EVEN MORE awesome raffle prizes! Edinburgh Hacklab is the city’s first hackerspace, part of a global movement of spaces created by like-minded individuals worldwide who love to make and hack things. By creating a shared space to do this, we provide access to better facilities than we could each have Read more about Edinburgh Hacklab’s First Birthday Party, Sat 24th Sep 4:30-9pm[…]
Come and join the Open Street Map meetup on the Tuesday 13th September 2011 at the Guildford Arms 7:00pm. Beside the chance to learn a lot from each other, we would like to discuss at that meeting further ideas for workshops and OSM events. Maybe you have already some some ideas of Open Street Map Read more about Open Street Map meetup[…]
Videos from presentations that took place on Sunday 17th July 2011 are now available. Spectral Robotics Part 1 Part 2 Robomotic Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 See the Original Post for more information. Apologies for the sound and picture quality, the lab was a little small for everyone so we used the space downstairs Read more about Videos from Sunday 17th July Talks[…]
As we approach the first birthday of Edinburgh Hacklab, it’s becoming clear that we’ve reached the limits of the space we’re currently occupying in Out Of The Blue. So it’s time for the Hacklab to take the next step – we’re looking for a new space. Broadly speaking, we’re looking for a minimum of 500 Read more about Pastures new?[…]
Meet Arnie Android (rev0) !! Based on a desk toy from Dealextreme he as 2 servo driven arms,a buzzer two flashy eyes and a PIR sensor in the head. Those foolish enough to approach within 10 M of my desk can now be detected ans suitably “processed” by Arnie 😉 http://www.dealextreme.com/p/android-mini-collectible-series-action-figure-doll-android-09-yellow-51733 Designed by yours truly Read more about Android androids[…]
So the mill has been working nicely since last week, until the ‘temporary’ bodged z-axis coupler gave in. I ordered proper Oldham couplings for all axis last week, but forgot to take them to the lab this evening (doh). However, I took the free time to take apart the machine and gave it a clean Read more about CNC mill conversion update[…]
Following the success of last months talks, this month we have a selection of Scotland’s ambitious tech start-ups talking about their areas. Anarkik3D — develops software applications using virtual 3D touch, with a haptic device taking the place of the standard mouse to provide more natural and familiar 3D interactions. Robomotic — develops embedded wireless sensor platforms. Read more about Talks at the lab on Sunday 17th July[…]