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		<title>Not so busy &#8211; relaxed busy</title>
		<link>http://usabledevices.com/2013/01/27/not-so-busy-relaxed-busy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend in XinCheJian hackerspace Shanghai asked me today what I have been up to. I was thinking not too much, as I have watched quite a few movies (Sleep Dealer is pretty good, Avatar was way better than I expected) and re/read several books &#38; magazines, but then I started to list some of <a href='http://usabledevices.com/2013/01/27/not-so-busy-relaxed-busy/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SwarmRobot Competition winning entries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The two winners of of the SwarmRobot competition group prizes are: DooMMasteR on behalf of stratum0 Jon on behalf of his group. Both entries scored well against most of the judging criteria and were evaluated as well deserved winners! Emails have been sent to the prize winners. There were no winners in the individual category. <a href='http://usabledevices.com/2012/12/11/swarmrobot-competition-winning-entries/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SwarmRobot competition closing soon!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reminder: Only a few days until entries close November 30, 2012, 6AM GMT Your entry only has to be idea &#8211; you do not have to make anything to enter! Don&#8217;t be tricked by lack of visible updates about the competition, the web site traffic show that is is reasonable interest in the competition All <a href='http://usabledevices.com/2012/11/27/swarmrobot-competition-closing-soon/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SwarmRobot Competition details</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 04:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are all the necessary details for the competition. Please discuss via this forum. Update: Please indicate which category you are entering in your submission &#8211; Individual or Group. One final hint in addition to all the criteria below and the hints in the original post: this competition is about ideas for what you hope <a href='http://usabledevices.com/2012/11/11/swarmrobot-competition-details/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SwarmRobot competition &#8211; free PCB prizes</title>
		<link>http://usabledevices.com/2012/11/05/swarmrobot-competition-free-pcb-prizes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spanner888</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Been thinking of running a competition to give away some free PCBs and now that I have your attention thanks to Slashdot, here goes: Prizes 15 PCB pairs (main controller and IR shield). Individuals &#8211; 5 prizes of 1 PCB pair Maker/Hacker spaces or other like minded groups &#8211; 2 prizes, each of 5 pairs <a href='http://usabledevices.com/2012/11/05/swarmrobot-competition-free-pcb-prizes/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shanghai Maker Carnival 2012 videos</title>
		<link>http://usabledevices.com/2012/11/03/shanghai-maker-carnival-2012-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160; Larger versions of the videos are here.]]></description>
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		<title>First Shanghai Maker Carnival &#8211; Day 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 09:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>First Shanghai Maker Carnival</title>
		<link>http://usabledevices.com/2012/11/03/first-shanghai-maker-carnival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spanner888</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First day of the Shanghai Maker Carnival was today with exhibitors also attending from Beijing and Shenzhen. It is part of the very large Creation Exhibition, an arts and crafts expo with about 200 exhibitors &#8211; #12, in Century Park Shanghai and runs from today Friday to Sunday 4 November 2012. Today was a slow <a href='http://usabledevices.com/2012/11/03/first-shanghai-maker-carnival/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SwarmRobot InfraRed remote control</title>
		<link>http://usabledevices.com/2012/10/23/swarmrobot-infrared-remote-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spanner888</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The video shows three SwarmRobots being controlled by one InfraRed signal &#8211; sorry for the poor video quality. Looking at ways to have some sort of SwarmRobot display for MakerCarnival in Shanghai in early November, found this AtTiny 2313 code which can decode RC5 IR. It compiled, loaded and ran (verified looking at serial data <a href='http://usabledevices.com/2012/10/23/swarmrobot-infrared-remote-control/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SwarmRobot infrared object avoidance video</title>
		<link>http://usabledevices.com/2012/10/16/swarmrobot-infrared-object-avoidance-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spanner888</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Success:- Using one InfraRed transmitter LED and four receiver LEDs for 360 degree object avoidance. The program logic is very simple at present. Unfortunately the setup is not yet reliable &#8211; works one day but not the next and there are still some initialisation issues. Biggest issue seems to be that there are huge variations <a href='http://usabledevices.com/2012/10/16/swarmrobot-infrared-object-avoidance-video/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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