Open source video Blimp controlled by an iPad

May 18 2010

iPhones, iPads and iPod touch’s are pretty cool and quite easy to get them working with arduinos (google TouchOSC if you haven’t heard of it), this guys have built a cool toy and they explain it step by step.

So far, we’ve seen a car, a helicopter, and even a Dalek controlled by an Apple device, so here’s another form of transportation: a blimp, this time controlled by an iPad. Bonus points for making the video interesting and fun, too — we get a well-edited and shot video montage of how the iPad got hooked up via code to a blimp, equipped with a propeller, a camera, and even some lights. The blimp is actually a “Blimpduino,” a low-cost open source blimp design connected to an arduino controller. This blimp’s controller is connected to an iPad’s accelerometer, so tilting the iPad determines the blimp’s movement.

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via TUAW & Blimpduino

May 19 2010

[…] This post was mentioned on Twitter by tres delinquentes and tres delinquentes, Robert Lindström. Robert Lindström said: Awesome! A blimp controlled by an iPad — http://bit.ly/9wiGMD […]

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