What Is It?

Certainly can:

www.google.co.uk/search?q=meccano

Absolutely!

It looks like an Erector Set configured to work as an erector set. Batteries not included.

<...Batteries not included...>

Ahah! That would explain the <...'re-purposed' Weller soldering iron controller...>[#6↓] !

It's some sort of of lash up/prototype sensor/test rig for something or other.

Ultrasound? Optical? Idunno
Del

"My baby!"

It's a re-purposed Weller soldering iron controller.

"...re-purposed..." Del

Get over it. With those paws, you're lucky you can type.

My guess it its either a robotic laser pointer or a robotic video camera device.

looks like a speed pot in the back ground.

D'you mean the blue thing with the control knob? _{i.e. the Weller solding iron controller?}

yep and stand corrected.

A high-tech, home-brew marital aid for that Special Geek?

I wondered why I couldn't leave this thread alone
Del

Oh Bog! Now he'll want one for Crimbo....no longer will feathers and pieces of string interest Del Gato.

I'll just leave this sardine here....

Ooooops!

Didn't hit Randall's link... should have, because he has it correct. Sorry buddy.

I also hadn't hit the GA, but I will correct that shortcoming right now. Good find!

[edit] I missed pretty much ALL of the links in this one, looks like I was reading the posts from last to first! SE in #17 also has it correct... Another GA vote cast for a correct find and post.

It's a FH5DXMCGZACINAK.LARGE_73E97C65-DAB9-6EFC-A42D80A907195635.

Looks just like other ones I've seen, only they were red.

Well Done, you beat solar Eagle!

I don't think so....The link from the word "toy" in my previous post links to the site....(sic)..You do understand that a highlighted section in a post is a link to another site?

Seems allot of CR4 members do not hit the links.........

from now on you'll have to post SOLVED .......

ps, ^{its a robotic laser pointer for cats!}

Depending on the device & the browser, links (particularly using e.g. a small-screen smartphone and with single-word, letter or punctuation mark links) can be a devil to spot.

_{That's my excuse, anyway .}

Not having a clue is my excuse.

^{my excuse is because I'm lazy,} SE is usually the first to solve these things, so I don't question it.

Is it a robotic laser toy for cats?

Profuse apologies, I completely missed your link ..... You did it again, there aught to be some sort of prize for identifying 'n' (What is it)'s.........perhaps being beaten severely with a velvet glove..... I don't know, or perhaps being required to devulge your techniques for achieving such an overwhelming success rate?

There is a serious side to that last suggestion ..... I am sure that we could all learn from you about searching the internet successfully for that elusive piece of information we need for our next (or current)project

Perhaps a guide to searching, how to choose the best search criteria/phrases, etc

The tools/search engines you use to best effect, etc

Damn still faster, but at least my link was for dummies

PAWESOME! Well played Epke!

No, No, NO!

It's an automated ROACH CLIP!

LMAO!

Very entertaining!

Glad I made the submission