If you are looking for a way to get a pan tilt camera into a plane this Techpod U.A.V. Kickstarter might be what you were waiting for. Watch the video to see how much technical work went into the design and see the plane take flight. The dome in the front allows a pan/tilt camera to get some great shots. “A high performance remote control airplane for first person
Andy Rawson built an open hardware Thermal Imaging Device for use with Smart Phones (the code and details will be posted soon I am assuming). We have seen the commercial version of these Thermal Imaging Cameras used on home renovation shows to pinpoint insulation issues. As Andy mentions these cameras are much more than the average home owner could afford to spend to learn where his house is lacking
I enjoy fishing and try to get out at least 2 or 3 times a year. Sometimes the fish are biting like crazy but other times they are just not very active. I think with a Underwater Exploration Vehicle like the Nøkken 3 ROV the fishing experience would be totally changed. I can imagine scouting the bottom of the river looking for the best spot and it would be
Hallstudio has been flying RC planes since 1989, lots of things have changed since then. Check out this great Cheap Tricopter Build that he put together. It comprises of a bunch of inexpensive parts that total around $100 but give you the a great tricopter base that you can fly and modify. There are lots of interesting tricks that he demonstrates in the video such as the use of
If you have a spare SCARA Arm kicking around and need a new project this 3D Printer built using a SCARA Arm might spark some inspiration. Via: Make “This project documents the re-purposing of a ‘rescued’ 1980’s IBM 7575 SCARA Robot Arm, into a functional 3D ABS printer. The project features some motor upgrades,  documentation of encoder positioned motor control feedback theory, the interminglings of EMC2, heated workspace construction and
Got an Arduino and looking for a cool project? Have a look at this RGB Arduino LED Clock over at ElectronicProjects.blogspot.ie. It has some cool specs and looks great! “180 RGB LEDs driven by TLC5925 constant current LED drivers each LED addressed separately (12x TLC5925 with 16 outputs each). each colour adressed individually 4x 7 segment LED display Atmega328P as MCU DS1307 real time clock Photoresistor (for adjusting brightness)
I played a ton of Apple games in junior high, I think Choplifter was my favorite, looks like Taipan was created around the same time but unfortunately I don’t think my school had it. Simon Jansen sent in this hack where he made a version of the Taipan game that runs on 2 Adruino boards. Two Arduinos (that talk to each other) were used because a single Arduino would
