August 2009

Wall-E Thumb Drive

  Etsy is a cool place where lots of people sell homemade products. This Wall-E Thumb Drive is a great example of the cool limited quantity (currently sold out) devices that you can find there. I seem to have a thing for all types of Wall-E creations… Via: Zedomax and Technabob "It’s the well known dearest little WALL-E all grown up (or shrunken down) into a Thumb Drive! Instead of

DIY Delta Robot

  Have a look at the video above for an amazing example of what a commercial delta robot can do. Asurofilmchen has decided to build a DIY version of one of these. Obviously it won’t have the same speed or dexterity but it is still a challenging undertaking! My favorite delta robot example is still the Croissant Picker Robot though. "A Delta robot is a type of parallel robot. It

Brick Laying Robot

  This Brick Laying Robot looks like it could be a great addition to hand brick laying. Instead of using robots to simply lay bricks that anyone can do this automated process uses robots to make complex patterns which would be very hard to do by hand. As modular construction becomes more popular intricate brick panels could become very common. Just because this example system was done using a very

Tazer Glove

  With a few electronic parts you can build this cool Tazer Glove. It’s sure to be a shocking project. 🙂 "From simple everyday parts you can make this glove which has two modes. Mode 1 is a constant output of slightly over 300 v. while Mode 2 takes a few seconds to charge, but gives off a much more painful shock. All that voltage from a simple AA battery,

Metal Detecting Robot

  Looks like Gareth from Switzerland has completed his next metal finding robot. I am very impressed at the accuracy of the robots ability to find coins. Looks like this robot has a good shot of paying for its creation in no time. You may remember the last version that we featured. "TB-007 has been fitted with a Wireless Camera so i can sit in my deck chair and watch

Look Inside your favorite Electronics

  It isn’t very often you can get a close look inside the electronics around you without using a screwdriver and voiding your warranty. Maximum PC has an interesting article that lets you have a peek under the hood of common electronics that are around you right now.

DIY Cheap Soundbooth

  When recording audio you can either look for a very quiet spot or simply build yourself a sound booth. You will no longer need to worry about the noises in your surroundings interfering with your recordings. If you are on a super tight budget you could also replace the foam with egg cartons, it won’t work quite as good but it would still be much better than no booth.