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ChromaSnack

22 October 2017

ChromaSnack is my colour skittles sorter. Like RetroBox for 2016, it was my 2017 project and explored the idea of using servo motors and focused more on the engineering aspect of electronics. The main purpose of ChromaSnack is to sort coloured skittles into separate test tubes using motors to move them. I used cardboard for prototyping and was originally going to use rods of metal to support wooden shelves. However, in June, Icon and I joined NADHack, a maker group that owns a collection of advanced tools and allows other people to join and use the.

Newbury Carnival

By beep! in making

11 August 2017

NADHack were at Newbury Carnival on the 16th of July and we were there supporting NADHack as new members. We had a stall near the pond in Victoria Park and there were a lot of visitors. We had an array of displays to show what NADHack can do. These included a robotic arm that uses a camera to play Connect Four (it was very hard to beat), a 3d printer printing a TARDIS, I was showing my personal game project from 2016, RetroBox, and we had a full sized Dalek.

Joining NADHack

By beep! in making

10 July 2017

On the 6th of July, we decided to visit NADHack. NADHack is the Newbury and District Hackspace and was created to promote and encourage technical, scientific, creative and artistic skills through collaboration and education in Newbury and the surrounding areas. They are home to an amazing range of machinery, such as pillar drills, 3D printers, laser cutters and a lot more. Every summer, I do an electronics project. Last year it was RetroBox (a game machine) and this year I’m working on something else.

RetroBox

By beep! in making

10 July 2017

One of our more advanced projects is RetroBox. RetroBox is a game box that allows you to play whack-a-mole and repeater. In whack-a-mole, there are five buttons that randomly light up one at a time. Then, you push the button as quick as you can. The game speed up and if you don’t push the button in time, it’s game over and you’re shown your score (it also shows the high score).

Supernatural Illuminations

By beep! in halloween

10 July 2017

For the last 5 or 6 years, we have produced annual Halloween displays. They are generally created over the summer holiday and September and are displayed n the 31st of October. We’ve done light sequence displays, ghosts with moving eyes, ghosts that disappear and a creepy picture who’s eyes follow you wherever you go. We solder, uses a glue gun, light strips, raspberry pis, arduinos, motion snsors and come up with something new every year.

Welcome To ZettaMicron

By beep! in intro

10 July 2017

ZettaMicron was created so that we could post and keep a record of our electronic projects. We produce these projects multiple times a year, with the help of lab manager, Icon. Then our tester, Chip, checks that it works and suggests how it can be improved or modified. There are many projects we’re proud of (RetroBox, the Bob ghosts etc.) and there are a lot of projects we’re hoping to produce in the future.

ChromaSnack

Newbury Carnival

Joining NADHack

RetroBox

Supernatural Illuminations

Welcome To ZettaMicron

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