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[/img]Robots, Arduino, and monsters are all very close to our new-age,
gadget-loving hearts. The folks over at Union Bridge Labs have created
a half-monster, half-machine dubbed the Yarn Monster. This little
cubic beast has one job -- to eat yarn and shape it into a perfectly
rolled ball of, well, yarn. It's powered by a ton of hardware, from a
stepper motor to Arduino components to even a universal mounting hub.
Instructions to control speed of the nom-noming are sent to the
Arduino via XBee from a remotely connected potentiometer which can
also reverse the direction of yarn-ball rolling. We encourage you to
spend your hard-earned dough (about $130), buy the proper components
and build one of these things to impress your loved ones. If not
though, be sure to watch the video after the break.
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