Tim (BlueToothKiwi) and his kids are putting together a moonbot. You may remember the Surveyor SVR-1 Robot that we featured here before as part of the Google Lunar X-Prize. Well since most people don’t have the funds to enter the regular competition with the $30 million dollar prize there is now a Moonbots competition that allows adults and children to participate in the robot building action. Thanks Tim. "So my
The prize this week is a cable tester. This contest will run for one week (Aug 8 – 14, 2009) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the Thing Contest" as the
Biomimicry is an interesting concept, we always think that our solutions to the problems that face us are solid and sound. Janine Benyus shows us that it’s a good idea to see if the world around us has already solved the problem. Looking to Nature for Inspiration could be something that we start to see more of in the future. We used to say why reinvent the wheel, I wonder
You may remember this high voltage demonstration that we featured in the past. High voltage electricity is not something to play around with. Here are some interesting examples of some high voltage short circuits. We normally think that wood is a fairly good insulator but as you crank up the voltage it isn’t that good as you will see. I wonder what a squirrel is thinking just before he
The team over at The University of Tokyo have been working on ways to enhance the way we interact with holography. Touch has not been possible until now. The device looks like it would have lots of real world applications. Thanks for the tip John. "This project adds tactile feedback to the hovering image in 3D free space. Tactile sensation requires contact with objects, but including a stimulator in
We have all been in the situation when you have some expensive electronics that you need to pack in a bag to take it on the road. Often there are not enough padded separations available to allow you to place one item in each section. There are a few options, you could use some bubble wrap, a few towels, some cardboard. The guys from Deadly Computer Blog have come
Inventgeek has released their Paintball Turret Plans so that you can make your very own! The kit is available here at Ponoko. Sounds like you may be able to wait a bit and purchase a cheaper version direct from Jared at Inventgeek though. "Due to an overwhelming interest, we now have a full kit available from Ponoko.com. This kit includes all the parts you will need to assemble the
