The prize this week is a multi tool, perfect for opening things that were not designed to be opened. This contest will run for one week (Sept 25 – October 1, 2010) . 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
Check out this sweet motorcycle GPS and temperature display that came out of HeatSync Labs (cool name by the way). Nice thing about the system is that it could be modified to monitor all sorts of motorcycle sensors. Via: Adafruit “The components used include these: Arduino Duemilanove Adafruit GPS logger shield kit USGlobalSat GPS Module Standard LCD 20×4 Breadboard Power Supply Polycarbonate Electronics Enclosure“
So you need to hear the secrets that are being spilled in the building across the street? If the conversation is happening over the phone you could build a DIY Telephone Listening Bug and tune into the conversation on a radio but what if the conversation is happening between two people in the room? The answer is a Laser Listening Device, we have featured one of these DIY Laser Listening
Sacha De’Angeli from ChemHacker has released the schematics and source code of the Scanning Tunneling Electron Microscope. The STM is Arduino based and has been a build in progress for quite a long time now. Looks like it is at a great state now! See the Wikipedia page for more generic information about Scanning Tunneling Electron Microscopes. “The STM is based on the concept of quantum tunneling. When a conducting
Who says that cool things can’t be made using bubble gum and Popsicle sticks. 🙂 This PIC Microcontroller Based Writing Robot is much more than a collection of gears, drinking straws and string, watch the video as David who built the robot is able to make the robot draw with a pen.
If you are thinking about Halloween already have a look at the Remote Control Halloween Skeleton Riding a Skateboard that Rodger Cleye put together. If the Skeleton isn’t scary enough have a look at the model that he stuck onto the board. Not sure which one would scare the kids more?
Have a look at this crazy University of Pennsylvania Quadrotor, just think about the issues getting stable flight not to mention the flight recovery this Quadrotor is capable of. Via: Make and Engadget
