If you thought those 4 propeller drone copters are cool, check out what you can do with 8 motors. The Hexacopter can lift 2.2 pounds and continue to fly even if a propeller or two gets damaged. For details on building your own check out Mikrokopter.
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DIY Solar Water Heater, Missionary Style
Posted in Diy on Dec 14th, 2009
Something we take for granted in the US is a constant flow of hot water into our homes. Missionary Jake sets up a inventive thermosyphon solar hot water heater in remote Brazil. This kind of system comes in handy, especially if you have 5000 watt electric shower heater, 5000 watts! That’s like five of those [...]
Video: Computer Virus Halloween Prank
Posted in Diy, Programming, Videos on Oct 31st, 2009
In light of Halloween today, here is a bit of mischief you can do to your close friends and family members. You can download the flash executable here.
Wooden Gear Clock Project
Posted in Experimental, Videos on Oct 28th, 2009
Alan Parekh has a lot to be proud of, with his wooden gear powered clock. The PIC based project utilizes an stepper motor to power a series of precision machined gears which rotate to keep the clock in tune.
Melting An Ipod With A Solar Death Ray – Video
Posted in Experimental, Videos on Oct 21st, 2009
Kip Kay is at it again. Taking an old projection TV’s fernell lenses front panel and mounting it out in the sun, he is able to melt a huge plethora of items ending with an ipod.
MIT’s Indoor Autonomous Four Wing Helicopter – Video
Posted in Experimental, Robots, Vehicles, Videos on Oct 15th, 2009
Cool project by the MIT Robust Robotics Group – Micro Air Vehicle made to autonomously seek out a target without GPS in a tight environment. The MAV uses a real time laser to detect walls in 3D which allow it to detect a window and fly trough it.
[MIT Video]
Video: Key Fob Activated Dorm Door Opener
Posted in Diy, Experimental, Videos on Oct 15th, 2009
This cleaver collage student rigged up his dorm door to unlock and lock with a simple automotive style Key Fob.
[Hack-a-Day]
Weed Wacker Powered Bicycle Of Death
Posted in Diy, Experimental, Videos on Oct 12th, 2009
Weed Wacker + Bicycle = Assume leg chewing machine
How to build a weedeater motorized bicycle by Davids Farm.
Kip Kay is serious about waking up on time. He adds some automotive style driven horns to his cheap old alarm clock. The results a alarm clock from hell.
Great little tutorial about interfacing the Arduino microcomputer to a Memsic 2125 Accelerometer. Calculating g-forces you can detect tilt, acceleration, rotation, and vibration.