====== Showcase ====== Visiting brmlab? Awesome! Here, you can see a list of things //anyone// is welcome to play with and that might be a fun experience. Members present at the place will be happy to show you details and help out, just ask. (This is work in progress so far.) Of course, this is just the things you can play with right away. You can see much more stuff in brmlab too - robots, 3D printer, and [[project:start|most of the projects]]. TODO: We should have some things always ready to play with in regals in the front room. This page should also serve as a documentation how to use these things so anyone can use them. ===== Showcase #1 ===== ==== BRainMachine ==== {{ :project:brainmachine-brm.jpg?nolink&100|}} **Status:** Working fine, no setup required! //Easy self-hypnotization - tweak your brainwaves.// See [[project:brainmachine]] for details. Just get the glasses and headphones, put them on and flip the switch. ==== Electric Go Board ==== **Status:** Working fine. Minimal setup required (1 minute), don't be afraid.\\ **Wiki:** [[project:goban:start]] //Play the board game of Go - and remember, everything is better with electrical shocks.// See [[project:goban:start]] for details, contains "quick setup" instructions. Basically, just connect the battery and enjoy the shocks. ==== Spectrometer ==== **Status:** Not quite working. You may try to ask for help.\\ **Wiki:** [[project:spectrometer:start]] This is a demo of spectrometer technology, based on a shred of CD and a webcam and simple processing software. ==== Mirror box ==== **Status:** Working fine, no setup required!\\ **Where:** At the top of the shelves with showcase #1. //Feel virtual hand// [[project:brain_hacking:msi2|]] [[http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10121359557-port/735-tajemstvi-mozku/video/|in last minute of the video]] ==== Infinity mirror ==== {{ :infinitymirror.jpg?150}} **Status:** Working fine, just connect it to electricity. ===== Showcase #2 ===== ==== RoboFlower ==== **Status:** Working fine, just connect it to electricity. A robotic flower that seeks light. We held a workshop where we were putting these together. It originates in a Metalab project. ==== Levelhead ==== {{ :levelhead.png?nolink&250|}} **Status:** Working quite fine. Minimal setup required (2-3 minutes), don't be afraid. //A neat 3d logical puzzle.// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ks1u0A8xdU - (boot up OpenSuse on **brmvid** pc; by default, it's booted up there) - make sure you have some **webcam** connected (you can check by running program called //cheese// if webcam works) and **3 cubes** available (red, green and yellow) - turn the webcam away from you (this setup makes it easier and logical for you to control the game) - run program **levelhead** - place red cube in front of the camera, side named ENTER facing the camera - lets play. tilt cube to one side and the doll will follow that instructions. Your goal is to bring the doll to the exit of the maze. Read instructions on the top of the cube during the play. ==== One Laptop Per Child ==== **Status:** Working fine, just boot it up! One specimen of the famous OLPC tiny green laptop for poor kids. We hold yearly OLPC developer meetings and received this as one reward. It is quite nice hardware with interesting software stack, so try it out. ==== VR Glasses ==== **Status:** Some setup required. TODO\\ **Wiki:** [[project:arvr:start]] Vuzix VR920 stereoscopic glasses. Use them e.g. with a webcam and cheese effects. ==== Brmlab stamp for Hackerspace passports ==== {{ http://d.asset.soup.io/asset/2279/5037_f33e_500.jpeg?120}} **Status:** Working fine. :-) [[https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Passport]] ==== Digital Whiteboard (Wiimote-based) ==== **Status:** Some setup required, please refer to the wiki page for instructions.\\ **Wiki:** [[project:wiimote:start]] //Use the projection screen and Wii as a huge whiteboard.// See [[project:wiimote:start]] for details. TODO: It seems this should be easily set up on brmvid, we just need a simple recipe on the wiki? (XXX: Plus get a 150CZK bluetooth dongle, if we have none yet?) ==== Water Clock ==== **Status:** Working fine. A stock ThinkGeek gadget, on display just for fun. It runs on the water in tubes at the back of the clock. Try to figure out how it works. ==== brmpaw ==== **Status:** Working fine. Imagine feeling magnetic field! [[project:brmpaw:start]] is an anklet/bracelet with a compass and vibrating motors. The motor which points north vibrates! HOWTO: Connect power wires (green ones) to the slot to turn it on. Wear with compass (the red piece of PCB) down. [[http://jenda.hrach.eu/brm/paw/1.0-photos/SDC18245.JPG|img]] ===== Elsewhere in Brmlab ===== ==== Warzone ==== {{ :project:hacker_inside.png?nolink&100|}} **Status:** Working fine, no setup required!\\ **Wiki:** [[project:warzone:start]]\\ **Where:** On the local network, just connect with your notebook to the wifi or sit down at the nearest computer. //Wiggle through the security hole - to meet a tougher one.// See [[project:warzone:start]] for details. Just sit down and use one of our shared computers, your notebook, or just use it from home! ==== Ledbar ==== **Status:** Working fine, no setup required for watching. ~10 minutes setup required if you want to show your own animations.\\ **Wiki:** [[project:ledbar:start]]\\ **Where:** At the back window of the main room (socroom). That row of boxes showing pretty colors. If it's not lit, don't be afraid and turn on the PSU, wait few seconds and reset the Arduino nearby. If you want to show your own animations, ask for help (TODO will make it easier soon, check the wiki page). ==== RepRap 3D printer ==== **Status:** Works fine most of the time. ~15 minutes wiki-reading and setup required if you want to print anything yourself for the first time.\\ **Wiki:** [[project:reprap:start]]\\ **Where:** In our hwlab. Print out 3D models using the ABS plastic (used e.g. for molding lego bricks). ==== BrmBot Outdoor ==== **Status:** Currently missing its laptop brain and GPS device.\\ **Wiki:** [[project:brmbot_outdoor]]\\ **Where:** In our hwlab, top shelf near kitchen door. Our outdoor robot. Its primary task is being able to find its way around a park (not straying from roads) based on a map, a GPS and some sensors. One point of note is the way it sees the world around - using a very simple parabolic mirror. ==== CNC Microscope ==== **Status:** Some setup required, some members can help.\\ **Wiki:** [[project:brmscope:start]]\\ **Where:** In our biolab. //A high-resolution digital microscope with super-precise motion control.// See [[project:brmscope:start]] for usage and technical details. You can find it in [[project:biolab:start|biolab]]. ==== Party Space ==== **Status:** Works, but some setup usually required.\\ **Wiki:** [[project:presentation_center]], [[project:laserprojector]] **Where:** The front stage of the main room. We have digital ambient light control in our main room - it is possible to also control a bright halogen lamp and a strobe. Also, you can find a laser projector at the top of the screen - it moves a laser beam very quickly, being able to either draw simple line art on a wall or produce some neat 3D effects with artificial fog (we also have a fog generator). ==== LaserCutter ==== **Status:** Pretty sight + demo pieces of plastic. A lot of setup required. Someone took the arduino away?!\\ **Wiki:** [[project:lasercutter:start]]\\ **Where:** Near the lady on the wall (main room - socroom). DIY lasercutter built from DVD-RW laser and a bunch of motors, even though it can actually only engrave in dark plastic now. ==== Ultrasonic Imaging ==== **Status:** Works, but is complicated to operate.\\ **Where:** In the main room, next to hwlab the door. Ultrasonic imaging device, medical-grade; we got it from a vet clinic and it works fine. However, its user interface is not exactly intuitive! Use a lubricant and carefully wipe the probes with paper towels after use, please.