Hexbug hacking for fun and profit

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02-11-2008, 21:45

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Hexbug hacking for fun and profit

Hack a Day linked me to this article, where they're chopping up a Hexbug and connecting up a new microcontroller to enable some nifty new things:

http://www.appliedinspirations.com/a...j-HexBug1.html

It's over my head, not that that's saying much, but it does make a good point: a $10, readily-available moving base is hard to beat.

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