Miscellaneous

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oiO - a desk-lamp robot that has a soul!

Published on Sep 22, 2014

by Fahed Riachi - fadlab 2014

For those of you who would like to build their own oiO, I've designed it to be affordable and easy to build. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to build it:
"OiO - a desk lamp that has a soul"

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Get your smart lights in line with a manual reset

Published on Mar 13, 2015

You can restore most bulbs to their default settings with this simple trick.

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Robot Lamp

Published on Sep 5, 2015

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"An animated lighting robot by gesture recognition"

by Xu Yamin
January 18, 2016

This is a lighting robot that can interact with people, I try to make the interaction more natural, closer to people accustomed manner. In order to be more like an animal, I follow the idea of the characters animation in the films, A mass-spring-damper system is used to simulate the characteristic of animation. A Leap Motion sensors is use to get the position and gestures data of a hand. The programming tool is processing 2.0.

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The Automatic Optimal Brightness Lamp

Published on Jan 25, 2016

This is the floor lamp that automatically adjusts its brightness to ensure a perfect level of light any time of day. Developed by Hammacher Schlemmer, the lamp has a built-in light sensor that continually monitors ambient light levels and automatically adjusts the brightness to ensure ideal light levels for reading or watching television. The lamp’s LED bulb produces crisp, white illumination without the distortion and glare inherent with incandescent bulbs.

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Comparing two of the best smart light bulbs

Published on Apr 27, 2016

Light bulbs are one of the easiest places to start adding connectivity to your home, so we decided to try out two of the best options. Here’s what you can do with Philips Hue and C by GE, and why you might want one system over the other.