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Controlling the WowWee Alive Elvis, Part 1: Inside the Cartridge

by RetroPlayer on August 12, 2008 12:21 PM

Introduction The WowWee Alive Elvis is an animatronic bust with very realistic facial and head movements utilizing 10 precision motors. We're going to talk about how to hack and control the Alive Elvis, and to... More »

Inside the WowWee Alive Cubs: Part 1

by Grandlarseny37 on August 6, 2008 5:16 PM

Well here it is, the dissection of a WowWee Alive Lion Cub! Before I get into it I just wanna say that I tried to open it up in such a way that would allow... More »

The Arduino Microcontroller: Part Three

by Rudolph on July 1, 2008 4:46 PM

Part 3: More Blinky Lights! Hello, and welcome to part three of Rudolph's foray into microcontroller fiddling. In this installment I'll hook up a bundle of LEDs and an infrared receiver to the Arduino to... More »

Hacking the WowWee RoboRemote

by MrScott on June 19, 2008 10:23 AM

This article describes the steps needed to convert the WowWee RoboRemote into a sensor interface and programmable robot controller. By making these changes to the RoboRemote, it will be possible to use custom sensors and... More »

Cheap Robot Testing & Hacking Platform: The Radio Shack Talking Robie

by Electroboticist on June 13, 2008 11:54 AM

Well, you just bought your first robot from EBay ! Congratulations! You paid .99 for it, a real collectable called the Radio Shack Talking Robie. You may have bought it becasue you needed a cheap... More »

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Generic Robot Base with RSV2 Attached

by Hacks & Mods Blogger on March 5, 2007 12:28 AM

I thought I would put up some photos of a weekend project making a robotic base. This project would be a good exercise for members and others in constructing a simple robotic base. The base is constructed of alloy, the wheels from an R/C toy and casters which were lying around, some parts have to be made. Motors and motor drivers will vary depending on what you have or install. This is for the basic frame only. I have included the finished robotic base photo. Read on for the rest of the gory details! More »

Inside the WowWee Alive Cubs: Part 1

by Grandlarseny37 on August 6, 2008 5:16 PM

Well here it is, the dissection of a WowWee Alive Lion Cub! Before I get into it I just wanna say that I tried to open it up in such a way that would allow... More »

How I Replaced Roboquad's Eyes and Mouth: 3-Series

by Hacks & Mods Blogger on June 27, 2007 3:15 PM

There is a scene in the Alien movie where Bishop is dissecting an alien face-sucker. He has a glazed look in his face as he studies the creature. I kept remembering that scene as I... More »

RoboTed: The Robosapien Frankenstein Bear

by Jeff Block on December 13, 2006 1:01 PM

What if you could turn your robot into a teddy bear? Noccy42 of YouTube evidently already has. This is hysterical. He dances, he plays with the kitty, he's a robot. No, he's a bear! No, a robot..... More »

WowWee Robosapien Turned Cylon - How To Make Your Own

by swebb51 on April 21, 2008 11:15 AM

I bought one of the chrome Robosapiens , and thought, "Hey this would make a cool Cylon!". Robosapien V1 as Robo-Cylon (70's photoshoot edition!) The circuit used to make the Cylon Eye can be found... More »

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crazzy mod to my v2
new robodud September 7, 2008 11:26 AM
EASIEST HACK FOR A BIO BUG
15 Currahee August 27, 2008 5:12 PM
another new mod
4 robodud August 13, 2008 7:36 PM
IR Blinders (Bladestar)
3 Scribble August 10, 2008 6:36 PM
Robopanda Hacks and mods
230 Nocturnal August 5, 2008 8:28 AM
The Elvinator Source Code and Video along with other helpfull code and Video
96 GWJax August 3, 2008 12:18 PM
New speech ? possible ?
2 nelu57 July 31, 2008 10:55 AM
new mod
19 idrum289 July 29, 2008 3:57 AM
leftovers
6 robodud July 13, 2008 5:53 AM
way cool new mod!
37 robodud July 9, 2008 11:34 PM
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