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iPhone-powered Lego vehicle
If admiration of an iPod-powered Lego vehicle indicates that one is a nerd, then buy me a pocket protector and hike my pants up to my ribcage.The folks at BattleBricks have constructed just such a creature. Here's (briefly) how it works. There are two iPhones involved. The one on the vehicle displays certain colors based on commands issued from the 2nd controller iPhone via a Safari app written with Google's Web Toolkit. The vehicle executes a command based on the color it "sees."
You can download the source code for yourself from Battle Bricks. Think of the applications! Frighten children and small animals, attach a small brush and clear away dust bunnies or deliver very small parcels.
Good work, guys. We love it.
[Via Ars Technica]
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Macintologist said 11:44AM on 6-05-2008
The song sounds an awful lot like "Little Dawn" by Ted Leo
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=27068490&id=27068505&s=143441
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Macintologist said 11:46AM on 6-05-2008
Actually this is the full song on Youtube. The beginning sounds just like Little Dawn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOGNabdWuxM
Tater said 1:27PM on 6-05-2008
Very cool, but not a robot. Its a cool RC (remote control) vehicle...
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Diddle said 1:23PM on 6-06-2008
It seems a bit laggy but hey, it's a first gen and first of its kind! I lurve it.
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