3D Printing Projects

Focus Box part 2: The Internals

October 4, 2016

In this post we will go through the inner workings of the Focus Box. What is creating the magic? You can read more about the background for this project in the blog post found here. The Goal of the Internals The job…

Coffee Timer part 1: The First Prototype Based on the BBC micro:bit

September 28, 2016

Anders Strand

3D Printing Projects, micro:bit Projects

The first prototype mounted on the coffee maker. This version displayed minutes as dots on the display. A button push revealed the time in numbers. Introduction In our office, we have a coffee maker capable of making large amounts of…

The Seesaw part 2: Basic PID Theory and Arduino Implementation

August 23, 2016

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Arduino Projects, Arduino Tutorials, Mechatronics, Theoretical Tutorials

A few weeks ago we wrote a post about this small project where we’re building a seesaw which will balance a ball with the help of a proximity sensor, a servo and a PID controller implemented on an Arduino. All…

PID Seesaw part 1: The Design

August 4, 2016

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Arduino Projects, Mechatronics

We got an idea of this small project which will be used as a platform to implement PID and other forms of motion control. Here’s an overview of how we’re envisioning the project. UPDATE Oct. 31st 2016: we have added…

Focus Box part 1: The Idea

July 22, 2016

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects, Teensy Projects

After looking into the music history of one of our makers we found an interesting fact: He often listens to ambient noise to achieve greater productivity and to easier get into the “zone” Why? We wondered if it was just he…

Custom Electronic Door Lock pt. 1: The Design

May 31, 2016

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Mechatronics

We like to create custom stuff for our office. Previously we’ve made our own lamps as well as an “embedded-desk” with custom lighting. The goal for our next office project is to make it possible for us to lock and…

Our Drawing Machine at Trondheim Maker Faire 2015

September 9, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Arduino Projects, Drawing Machines, Woodworking Projects

In addition to our Reaction Game, vi also had a drawing machine on display at this year’s Trondheim Maker Faire. The machine exhibited in our tent at Trondheim Maker Faire 2015 This drawing machine is designed to draw on paper…

A Behind the Scenes Look at the Building Process of Our Interactive LED Lamp

June 24, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

Click here for a short intro post about this project or here for a more detailed post about how we designed and built the lamp.

Designing and Building an Interactive LED Lamp – Technical Insights

June 10, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

Be sure to also read the short intro post of this project here and you can watch a behind-the-scenes video here! Sometimes, when we need to learn how to do something, we create a project out of it. This was one of…

Our Interactive LED Lamp – An Intro

May 20, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

We’ve had a lamp hanging from the ceiling over our heads the last few months. This is a lamp we have made ourselves containing 512 individually controllable LEDs, a bunch of 3D-printed pieces and lots of cotton. It is of…

Making a Ping-pong Ball Visualizer System for Technoport – Pt. 2: The Building Phase

April 22, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Mechatronics, Woodworking Projects

Be sure to read part 1 where we talk about the design phase of this installation! Mechanical and Structural CNC-Milling As in this project, we had to utilize our new CNC-milling machine, and the upright plywood pieces on the…

Making a Ping-pong Ball Visualizer System for Technoport – Pt. 1: The Design Phase

April 15, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Mechatronics, Woodworking Projects

This project is really something else. Technoport 2015 hosted a Live Crowdfunding event in Storsalen in Studentersamfundet, Trondheim March 18th 2015. For this event we were tasked to create a pysical installation which would be set up on the stage…

Making a Plotter for Trondheim Maker Faire – Part 5: Finale

November 26, 2014

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects, Drawing Machines

Making this machine was really fun and rewarding. We learned a lot on the way and we also got great feedback from the users at Trondheim Maker Faire and several other places we’ve exhibited the plotter. There’s still much to…

Making a Plotter for Trondheim Maker Faire – Part 4: Software and firmware

November 7, 2014

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Drawing Machines

Getting an image to the machine from somewhere else might at first seem like the most challenging aspect of a drawing machine like this. However, as soon as you get a grasp of some basic fundamentals, the road from some…

Making a Plotter for Trondheim Maker Faire – Part 3: Electronics

October 29, 2014

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects, Drawing Machines

This post will explain the electronics taking part of the big Plotter. First we will explain the whole system: what it consists of and how it’s all connected together, before we go more in depth on some of the components.…

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