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ChatGPT as a Maker: How to Build a Robot Using AI

I used ChatGPT to design a line following robot from scratch. It created the electronic schematics, wrote the software, and even designed the robot chassis for laser cutting. But what about its limitations?

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How Snippy Was Built

Snippy is a remote control robot with a pair of functioning scissors for cutting up anything it’s path. This tutorial shows how Snippy was built with laser cut acrylic and a pair of steel kitchen scissors.

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Introducing Snippy

Snippy is the new robotic home assistant taking on Big Tech with a humble pair of scissors.

Are you frustrated by the cruel irony of scissors being packaged in an impossibly tough plastic case? Snippy can help open that!

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Designing a PCB in Fusion 360

Step by step tutorial on how to use Fusion 360 to create a component library, draw an electrical schematic, and design a PCB layout.

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Matrix LED Computer Panel

RGB computer side panel with The Matrix "digital rain" animation created using 216 NeoPixel LEDs

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Steampunk Wooden USB

A guide to making a wooden steampunk USB using mechanical components from old hand watches.

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Marangoni Bursting

Marangoni bursting is a visually stunning phenomenon created by differences in surface tension. Droplets of colored fluid burst into 1000s of smaller droplets within seconds.

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