LEGO Mindstorms NXT Crossbow
This rubber band LEGO crossbow isn’t as dangerous as this one. But I wouldn’t want to be standing in front of it when it goes off!
December 24, 2006
Electromagnetic Pistol
Once you have a look at this EM Pistol, and watch the video you will probably want to get in line to buy your own! “# Two coils are precisely pulsed in sequence (350 Amp peak) to fire a steel projectile # Two infrared sensors detect the projectile position within the firing tube # Controlled by a PIC microcontroller # Powered by 8 AA NiCd battery pack # Built-in battery
RGB LED Alarm Clock
You probably remember the Shock Clock from a while ago. Well this Zedomax RGB LED Alarm Clock is the oposite of that concept, I think it would be soothing to wake up to this clock… “Okay, we have seen some really cool Light Orbs while trying to make this Music Syncing Light Orb Alarm Clock. We started with Tod’s creation and soon realize that 1 LED will not be
Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR)
This Automated License Plate Recognition system makes short work of looking up massive numbers of license plates. I wonder if there is a system that will make the plate appear fine while looking at it but cause a mis-read when read in using the camera system? “Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology is made up of several elements. Platefinder – Sophisticated firmware continually searches the camera’s field of view