Masayang electronicsFun electronics — things to make that aren't robots
Hindi lang robot ang pwedeng gawin. Parehong electronics, ibang saya. Same electronics as the robots, different kind of fun. Every one of these is useful at home too. Have an idea for one? Bring it to the club.
Bago ang lahat: ang batas ni Ohm → Boltahe ang tumutulak, resistance ang humaharang, kuryente ang dumadaloy. Ito ang pinakamahalagang ideya sa electronics. Before anything else: Ohm’s law. Voltage pushes, resistance holds back, current flows. Every project on this page runs on it: the brownout lamp’s current limit, the LED resistors, the solar charger. Start with the water pipe, finish with the maths.Ilaw para sa brownoutA light for brownouts
Isang matangkad na ilaw na ikaw ang nagdisenyo. Pumili ng kulay, galaw, at pasayawin sa musika. A tall standing lamp you design yourself: an LED strip in a glowing tube on a base you 3D-print. Choose the colours and effects from your phone, even make it dance to music. It runs on a power bank, so it still works when the power goes out.
Solar na chargerA solar charger for your power bank
Gamitin ang araw para mag-charge ng power bank. Sukatin gamit ang multimeter kung gaano kalakas ang araw. A small solar panel and a tiny USB module charge your power bank from the sun. Measure the panel with your multimeter in sun, cloud and shade. Then grow it: your own battery, then lights for the whole house.
Mag-text kahit walang signalTexting with no signal
Magpadala ng mensahe kahit walang load, walang internet, at walang kuryente. Small radios with solar panels, high up at the schools, carry text messages between houses with no load, no internet and no cell signal. Watch the solar battery charge through the day, and find out how far a message can travel.
Orasan ng labanThe battle timer
Malaking orasan na nagbibilang pababa mula 3:00, may busina sa dulo. A big LED countdown clock for every robot fight: start, pause and tap-out buttons, beeps in the last ten seconds, and an air horn at zero. Every robot belongs to one kid; this one belongs to everybody.
Alagang robot sa mesaA desk pet that reacts to you
Isang maliit na robot na may mga mata sa screen. Kumukurap, natutuwa kapag hinawakan, at inaantok sa dilim. Gumuhit sa screen nito gamit ang cellphone mo. A little robot with eyes on a screen. It blinks, looks around, gets happy when you touch it, jumps when you clap and falls asleep when the lights go off. Join its Wi-Fi from any phone and draw on its screen with your finger, no app needed. The face, the moods and the body are all yours to design.