Michael Suguitan
1. Regular clocks tell real time. Real time is time such as half-past seven. 2. Digital clocks tell fake time. Fake time is time such as nine-seventeen. 3-6. … 7. Real watch faces are in the shape of watch faces because they must accommodate all of the things that make up a real watch,...
Michael Suguitan
or: This Film Camera Makes Unlimited Digital Photos This post presents several upgrades to the Leica MPi, a Leica M2 with a Raspberry Pi-powered digital back. The most notable upgrade is a larger sensor capable of capturing daylight photos in color. Other upgrades include an internal battery and...
Michael Suguitan
This post presents updates to Blossom, the robot that I developed in grad school. The current version of Blossom, with a new chevron cover1 and accessories: glasses for seeing; hearing aid for listening; name tag for communicating. Stereographic GIF courtesy of Cyril and the PIMSLO camera....
Michael Suguitan
CatBot is a notification system for stray cat sightings. Upon detecting a cat with its camera, CatBot sends a text with the recorded image. CatBot also deters birds, for whom cat food is unhealthy, with an actuator that taps the window upon bird sightings. The project’s code is available here....
Michael Suguitan
Michael Suguitan
The infamous IKEA PS2014 “Death Star” lamp is practically begging to be robotized, so I did. Many others have had the same idea. My implementation is not particularly novel apart from the use of a Dynamixel XL330 smart motor that simplified the electronics and installation. The modification is a...