This robot reminds me of the car eating robots that were shown at the intermission of car races. “Initially our mechs will be used for entertainment purposes and will eventually be fitted to fight in a large arena designed to accommodate these great machines. The pilot control is a special system called mech interface manual integration control (mimic) system, designed specifically to allow the mech to emulate any movement
Get USB Info has an interesting article about the iTank, this might be the solution for the easy to scratch finish the iPods have. “When your iPod is in the iTank, it will be protected from bumps, dents, falls, and scratches but keep it away from the water as the iTank will sink like a tank and is obviously not waterproof.”
Natural Interaction has made some very cool inventions. This has to be one of the best! “In the studio of the italian designer Achille Castiglioni, visitors may peek inside some of his projects just by trying to open the boxes containing the materials: the action is completed virtually, while different voices explain what you see on the table. Collaboration with Interaction Design Institute Ivrea. ” Via: TechEBlog
Are you tired of your Bluetooth head-set looking like all the rest? Why not go retro. “Now what to do with all those old analog phones you have stuffed away in you attic? Well I will tell you, you combine your Bluetooth headset with it. Ingredients: 1 old style analog phone 1 Bluetooth headset 1 soldering iron (small tip preferred) some solder various screwdrivers hot glue gun some stranded wire
This is an interesting LEGO robot. Is there anything the NXT LEGO system can’t do? Have a look at some more LEGO creations at the creator’s site, www.plastibots.com. "For those who do not know about the Lego Mindstorms Developer Program (MDP), back in January of 2006 Lego was seeking assistance from the Lego community on their next generation Mindstorms product (NXT). Approx 9600 people applied to become one of
When thinking of new projects it is a good idea to think big, not sure I would have ever thought of building a Flight Simulator though. 🙂 “In 1998 I began the design and constuction of my 747-400 simulator. The approximate size of the simulator is 13ft wide x 11ft long and 9ft high. It will include every switch and panel in the 747-400. The Simulator has been built
Here is a super simple phone busy indicator. It should only cost a few dollars to build! “Have you ever been using the modem or fax and someone else picks up the phone, breaking the connection? Well, this simple circuit should put an end to that. It signals that the phone is in use by lighting a red LED. When the phone is not in use, a green LED is
