Author Archives: Dino

Last week I worked on getting familiar with the Emic2 text to speech module connected to and Arduino. This week I’m working on a way to get the mouth of my robot to move in sync with the words that … Continue reading →

I was fortunate enough to be a beta tester for the Emic2. I subsequently recieved a second production version of the module. Joe Grand of Grand Idea Studio did a great job designing this very elegant device. At 30mm x … Continue reading →

The iRobot Roomba is a great robotic device for hardware hackers and robot builders. They can be found on Ebay for as little as $20 with and without batteries. The battery pack seems to be the main reason they get … Continue reading →

Before there was Hack A Week, there was DinoFab. dinofab.com was my original website where I posted videos and projects I created. That site will be going offline soon so I’m moving some of it’s content over here to HAW. … Continue reading →

After a week’s worth of prep involving several late nights and the reconstruction of some projects, Hack A Week made a good showing at Maker Faire NC. The crowd was bigger than last year and the layout was perfect. I … Continue reading →