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Posted 03.24.2009 at 10:02 am
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Framed A toy construction set meets a servo motor in this iPhone-activated, homemade barmaid
Courtesy Steve Struebing
Software engineer Steve Struebing put a lot of work into a device that helps him to be lazy. Using a Construx toy set and a servo motor, he built a frame to hold a bottle of his favorite beer. He then created a Web application for his iPhone to communicate with a control module that pivots the frame. As he tilts the iPhone, the frame tilts accordingly, for a perfect pour every time. More details at instructables.com.
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Wouldn't it be just as easy to pour the beer yourself? I mean, technology is great, and it helps us do a lot of cool things, but technology for its own sake is just a waste of time, in my opinion.
from Las Vegas, Nevada
I don't think he did it because he didn't want to pour his own beers. He did it because he can. Alot of people enjoy doing this kind of stuff for fun (myself included).
wow that iobridge looks amazing!!!! it makes projects like this easy as butter!!!! Holy cow those guys at iobridge know whats going on! ioBridge ROCKS!!!!