Makers Local 256 USB Authenticated Door Lock

[omegix]

For the past couple of weeks Makers Local 256 has been working on a USB authenticated deadbolt unlocking servo mechanism.

There's a wiki page up here showing some of the design notes.

Here's a video of the project in action:

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• This made Hack-A-Day !
• This made Blogowogo !
• This made Gizmodo !
• This made SlashGear !
• This made Engadget !
• We featured this at Phreaknic as well :)

The comments are hilarious :)
So far this is my favorite:

"Frankly, I just feel better knowing that rock & roll singer and impresario Meat Loaf is as interested in tech-enabled home security solutions as he is belting out guitar-rich, fully-orchestrated rock ballads."
~Gizmodo Comment