A robotic DIY styrofoam cutter consisting of one rotational and two translational axes. It cuts a variety of shapes out of styrofoam-like materials using a hot wire. This project documents the necessary hardware and software parts.
Don't miss the follow-up project at http://raumschaum.org
Its goal is to further develop hardware and software into an user friendly application.
Have you ever tried to control a self developed vehicle with your PC? This Project provides a GUi Controll, the schematics for the on board electroninc (including the xbee host) and the atmega 32 / 644 / 2550 software to get things work together.