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BB Airsoft Gun

  • Airsoft is a sport of simulated armed combat;
  • BB Airsoft guns are ideal for anyone interested in target practice indoors or out, in a fun, secure environment that provides all the benefits of modern firearm usage while avoiding the risks.
  • Whether you're an airsoft vet or a total newbie if you are looking for products with looks, performance and durability than you come to the right place.

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Pan Tilt Airsoft Gun Mod

Written by: Alan Parekh at 5:19 am. Filed under Computer, Cool Gadgets, Crazy, Electronic, Toys

This Pan Tilt Airsoft Gun Mod lets you make your standard Airsoft Gun into a computer controlled unit!

"The robot airsoft kit brings together a simple pan/tilt servo setup with an automatic airsoft gun. Everything is controlled from your computer’s serial port. Attaching a camera allows you to have completely autonomous control of the gun, which makes it an ideal platform to enter the Defcon Robot Contest or the Robot Airsoft event at RoboGames! Overview

  • The base has a servo which controls the pan.
  • That connects to the U structure, which is the tilt, and holds all the control electronics.
  • The gun is attached to the tilt rod. It’s a generic connection so any light gun will work.
  • The pan/tilt is controlled from the computer’s serial port.
  • Firing is done through a relay via the servo controller.
  • Power comes from 8 AA batteries (4 for the gun, 4 for everything else)."

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Robot Homosapiens

Written by: Alan Parekh at 5:18 am. Filed under Complex Hacks, Insane Equipment, Toy Hacks

Remember the video we featured last week? Well the CoilOsapien (Robosapien Coil Gun) is done, look here for all of the details.

“When the servo is activated it turns the disc inside the housing, with each spin it will pick up one BB and drop it into the firing chamber. The coilgun will need to be on a slight angle whilst reloading to allow the BB to roll to the back of the chamber. The reload would function better if it could be setup behind the coil to drop the BB directly into position, this would also allow loading in any position. Due to the fact there was not enough room to mount it back there I went the easier less functional alternative.

The following list is what I used for the hack, there are many substitutes you could make here.

* At least one disposable camera with flash
* 4 x photo flash capacitors (I salvaged mine from 3 other disposable cameras)
* 0.4mm enameled copper wire
* 2 x Ball-point pens (just the casings)
* Electrical tape
* A small servo
* 2 x 5v regulators
* SPST relay (Higher current handling if possible)
* SPDT relay
* LED
* AA battery holder
* 2 x softdrink lids (plastic)
* laser module (any type will do)
* small magnet
* 2 x empty film canisters
* Hot glue (this was my best friend!)
* Hookup wire (some heavy duty, some light duty)”

Thanks Marcus.


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