Android Hack-a-bot

Android Meets Arduino: The Sequel

The Android Hack-a-bot is a miniature robot based on the Arduino(tm) Pro Mini from Sparkfun and the Official Android DIY Figurine from DYZPlastics. Hack-a-bot is a light-sensitive robot that can be activated by waving your hand over its sensor or flashing a light at it.

Hack-a-bot has three modes: active, sleeping, and dancing. In active mode his backpack shines yellow. In sleep mode its backpack shine blues and an extra set of commands (waves) is needed to activate. In dancing mode its head spins and its backpack lights up - both in random colors and motions.

Check out a video of hack-a-bot at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/32104339.

Hack-a-bot is 100% open-source. It's also hackable, naturally, so the Arduino enclosure can be easily opened/closed, and the robots' head can be removed for access to its servo motor. It's designed to be an introduction to robotics and hacking. All of the Arduino pins are exposed, so the little robot