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Bitbeam

@bitbeam

Lego + Grid Beam = Awesome

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Joined August 2011
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Heading to #ordcamp... Bringing some of my @bitbeam and #arduino contraptions today.
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My post on Wired's Insights blog: "Robots at the Intersection of Cool and Useful" insights.wired.com/profiles/…
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Nice @bitbeam mention: "How to Make Everything Ourselves: Open Modular Hardware" lowtechmagazine.com/2012/12/… #gridbeam
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Want a @bitbeam robot built by @hugs himself? Sure you do! Fill out the @mobtestsummit survey to win it bit.ly/mobilesummitsurvey #mobilesummit
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My first attempt at @bitbeam, @hugs' open-source, LEGO-compatible building material. Soon to be robot legs!
Image from alex ☆ glow (@glowascii)
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Source code for the "Everyone Loves Robots" talk at #jsconfeu: github.com/hugs/bitbeambot #zomgrobots @bitbeam
GitHub - hugs/bitbeambot: The Bitbeam-built, Arduino-powered Angry Birds playing robot.

GitHub - hugs/bitbeambot: The Bitbeam-built, Arduino-powered Angry Birds playing robot.

The Bitbeam-built, Arduino-powered Angry Birds playing robot. - hugs/bitbeambot

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Some smoke tests to verify that Bitbeambot is working well -- mechanically, electronically, and software-ly. youtu.be/ABiTxApuLLU
Bitbeambot - Smoke Tests

Bitbeambot - Smoke Tests

Some tests to verify that bitbeambot is working well -- mechanicall...

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Just picked up my new @shapeoko kit from @inventables. Very excited to mill some @bitbeam this weekend.
Image from Jason Huggins 🛠️ (@hugs)
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#SneakPeek: New @bitbeam parts! (Motor and touch sensor mounting plates) Yeah!
Image from Jason Huggins 🛠️ (@hugs)
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Open Hardware Summit talk proposal for @Bitbeam: bitbeam.org/open-hardware-su… #openhardware #ohsummit #WishMeLuck!
Open Hardware Summit: Bitbeam Talk Proposal

Open Hardware Summit: Bitbeam Talk Proposal

I just barely got the talk proposal in on time for the Open Hardware Summit coming up in September. Here’s an excerpt from what I submitted. Wish me luck! What you intend to talk about: Bitbe…

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An excellent story by @Rafe from @CNET about #GridBeam and @bitbeam --> "Grid Beam is Erector Set meets IKEA" news.cnet.com/8301-32973_3-5…
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How @hugs made his idea come to life @MakerFaire mbot.co/1mr
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With @bitbeam, of course! --> "How to test the touch screen on embedded devices like iPhone / iPad / Kindle?" unix.stackexchange.com/quest…
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Guess who stopped by the #GridBeam booth at #MakerFaire!? /cc @gvanrossum @bitbeam
Image from Jason Huggins 🛠️ (@hugs)
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Someone made a robot that can play 'Angry Birds': ingame.msnbc.msn.com/technol… /via @msnbc /cc @saucelabs
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An Arduino mounting plate for @Bitbeam (or LEGO Technic!)... Finally! bitbeam.org/arduino-mounting… (And on @thingiverse: thingiverse.com/thing:19265 )
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It's time to create a forum / mailing list for the growing list of @bitbeam fans. What to use? Google Groups? Vanilla? Something else?
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Robot world domination! RT @saucelabs: womp womp. @bitbeam wins /cc @hugs #sfse – at San Francisco, CA
Image from Erik Sowa (@eriksowa)
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Bitbeam robots invade #PyCon! bitbeam.org/bitbeam-robots-i…
Bitbeam Robots Invade PyCon!

Bitbeam Robots Invade PyCon!

Here’s the video of the talk I gave at PyCon 2012 about my Angry Birds playing robot. Sorry for all the “ums”. I’m really going to try to remove those from my vocabulary. He…

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On my way to #PyCon! Here's a sneak peek of my Saturday talk and Sunday poster session on @bitbeam, #arduino, & robots: goo.gl/3TlEp
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