I love the concept of these computer controlled eyes, I think this technique would be great at Halloween and Christmas. Have a full size figure in the front lawn that watches everyone go by. “The eyes are made from large pizza boxes cardboard and rolled by RC-servos that are controlled by an ATTiny2313 that’s connected to the PC using the low-speed software usb stack. The camera is connected using USB
This marble machine that Matthias made is a great example of a nice complex wood working project. I love the hard drive platter that is used as a bell. 🙂 “I started experimenting by cutting a circular piece of plywood, and drilling 4 holes into it at a slight angle. This I temporarily jigged up with some blocks of wood, and started turning it to see how well it would
Floor Cleaning Robot / DVD Projection System We have all seen strange combination products in the past but I would have never thought I would ever see a robot that will clean your floor then play your favorite DVD movie. If you have $85,000 dollars to spare this robot could be yours. “Floor-cleaning DVD player Yoichi Takamoto, president of Japanese robot manufacturer Tmsuk, unveils a new guide and floor-cleaning robot,
Mattias sent in his high end coffee brewing method!
I could think of about a hundred ways to make a simpler clock, but this Ball Bearing Clock looks fantastic. Video after the jump. "I though about building a clock with a pendulum activated by the fall of bearing balls. The first thing to design was the engine which was to sustain the pendulum’s oscillation: how to get enough energy from a ball to make this possible? The balls
If you have a big enough back yard, you too could build your own wood roller coaster just like Jeremy Reid has done. Here are some other to have a look at: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Video after the jump. “Style: Out and Back Height: 17 feet First Drop: 20 feet Top Speed: 20 mph Track Length: 444 feet Max Positive G’s: 3.5 Max Negative G’s: -0.2 Material:
This Van De Graaff project allows you to play with high voltage on the cheap. “The base is an old laundry bucket , inverted. Lay the power roller and motor on top of the bucket and mark the location of the mounting holes and roller location. Using those markings locate the closet flange and mark it’s mounting holes and the area inside to be cut out. Cut out the hole
