Personal Projects

I do a lot of personal projects on the side. These include software, interactive thingies, music, and other random stuff. Click through this list of projects to get a sense of the type of things I build.

@category_name

Mar 2001 - present

BoxMaker
create box templates for the laser cutter
Jan 2009 - present

ImagineWords
write a story by replacing words with images
Mar 2009 - Jan 2010

CrowdGift
Facebook app: friends contribute a few bucks each to send a real gift
Nov 2008 - present

Bloco AfroBrazil
batucada-style drum troop
Jan 2003 - Jan 2009

Exif-O-Matic
export meta-data out of digital images
May 2008

Visualization for Debugging
guest blog post on Flowing Data
Feb 2008 - Apr 2008

TalkingWall
real-time twitter visualization
May 2004 - Jan 2008

Brazilnut
band playing brazilian samba, bossa, jazz, etc.
Jan 2008

Digital Picture Frame
laptop transformed into digital picture frame
Jul 2007, May 2010, Apr 2011

Got Data?
community talk about how to engagingly present data
Oct 2005

Underwired
touch-sensitive light-up bra, for charity
Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

Drums of War
interactive installation about conflict reporting
Sep 2004

Ring.Bot
interactive ring bearer for friend's wedding
May 2004

Napkin Notebooks
the missing ingredient for optimal brainstorming
Aug 2002 - Jun 2004

Jackal
open-source software to program the cricket robotics kit
Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

MIT Invention Studios
craft robotics workshops for children
Jan 2003 - Aug 2003

iDisplay
two-line display shows newsfeeds from the internet
May 2003 - Aug 2003

Dance.Bot
the robot dances when you come near it
Jan 2003 - Jun 2003

StickerPrint
label printer connected to the internet
Feb 2003 - Apr 2003

Remote Vision Control
remote-control pan-tilt stand + software
Nov 2002 - Apr 2003

ComStats
reflective data collection and mining
Jan 2003 - Mar 2003

RetroPrint
receipt printer connected to the internet
Dec 2002

ASCII Font Inspector
look closer at fonts
May 2001 - May 2002

Bricket
my thesis about a robotic contruction kit for the visually impaired
Nov 2001 - Feb 2002

Hot-or-Not Palm
rate the hotness of your party people
Oct 2001 - Jan 2001

RoboPaint
one of the first full-featured color drawing apps for Palm
Dec 2000 - Mar 2001

CD.Bot
laser-cut wall-hanging CD-player mod

Rahulbotics technology, design & art

Personal Projects

@category_name

BoxMaker create box templates for the laser cutter

ImagineWords write a story by replacing words with images

CrowdGift Facebook app: friends contribute a few bucks each to send a real gift

Bloco AfroBrazil batucada-style drum troop

Exif-O-Matic export meta-data out of digital images

Visualization for Debugging guest blog post on Flowing Data

TalkingWall real-time twitter visualization

Brazilnut band playing brazilian samba, bossa, jazz, etc.

Digital Picture Frame laptop transformed into digital picture frame

Got Data? community talk about how to engagingly present data

Underwired touch-sensitive light-up bra, for charity

Drums of War interactive installation about conflict reporting

Ring.Bot interactive ring bearer for friend's wedding

Napkin Notebooks the missing ingredient for optimal brainstorming

Jackal open-source software to program the cricket robotics kit

MIT Invention Studios craft robotics workshops for children

iDisplay two-line display shows newsfeeds from the internet

Dance.Bot the robot dances when you come near it

StickerPrint label printer connected to the internet

Remote Vision Control remote-control pan-tilt stand + software

ComStats reflective data collection and mining

RetroPrint receipt printer connected to the internet

ASCII Font Inspector look closer at fonts

Bricket my thesis about a robotic contruction kit for the visually impaired

Hot-or-Not Palm rate the hotness of your party people

RoboPaint one of the first full-featured color drawing apps for Palm

CD.Bot laser-cut wall-hanging CD-player mod

BoxMaker
create box templates for the laser cutter

ImagineWords
write a story by replacing words with images

CrowdGift
Facebook app: friends contribute a few bucks each to send a real gift

Bloco AfroBrazil
batucada-style drum troop

Exif-O-Matic
export meta-data out of digital images

Visualization for Debugging
guest blog post on Flowing Data

TalkingWall
real-time twitter visualization

Brazilnut
band playing brazilian samba, bossa, jazz, etc.

Digital Picture Frame
laptop transformed into digital picture frame

Got Data?
community talk about how to engagingly present data

Underwired
touch-sensitive light-up bra, for charity

Drums of War
interactive installation about conflict reporting

Ring.Bot
interactive ring bearer for friend's wedding

Napkin Notebooks
the missing ingredient for optimal brainstorming

Jackal
open-source software to program the cricket robotics kit

MIT Invention Studios
craft robotics workshops for children

iDisplay
two-line display shows newsfeeds from the internet

Dance.Bot
the robot dances when you come near it

StickerPrint
label printer connected to the internet

Remote Vision Control
remote-control pan-tilt stand + software

ComStats
reflective data collection and mining

RetroPrint
receipt printer connected to the internet

ASCII Font Inspector
look closer at fonts

Bricket
my thesis about a robotic contruction kit for the visually impaired

Hot-or-Not Palm
rate the hotness of your party people

RoboPaint
one of the first full-featured color drawing apps for Palm

CD.Bot
laser-cut wall-hanging CD-player mod