Neil's Hardware

Here are some of the more successful robotic devices I've designed and constructed, as well as some other bits of unusual hardware:

	Combination Lock Cracker		Robotic Bagpipe Chanter
	Infra-red mouse trap		Computerized Etch A Sketch
	A guide to controlling stepper motors		Remote rebooter
	CMOS Gray Code decoder		Aquarium pump & filter
	Artificial Neuron		48 CD AOL Lamp
	Simple 3D mouse		Dodecahedron lamp shade
	Model of a Suspension Bridge		Three of my first creations

The Robot Builder's Bonanza

People keep sending me email asking advice on how to get started building robots. The best advice I can give is to get Robot Builder's Bonanza. This book starts with basic control circuits, builds autonomous rovers, and works its way up to microcontrollers. If you are not sure where to start, this is it. I think the Ottawa Public Library got rather fed up with me renewing the book over and over and over...