Insane Equipment

Manufactured equipment and gadgets that is completely insane.

Rubik's Cube Solved in 0.38 Seconds

  Some people are able to solve a Rubik’s Cube very quickly, there are even lots of robots that can solve them much faster than people can. Well this new system is crazy fast. Less then a half second to solve the cube. The motors need to be very strong and fast to push the system to this speed. This means that the moves have to be exacting or else

Arbra Dynamite Exploder taken apart

    Bigclive shows us what is inside a Arbra Dynamite Exploder.  The unit is completely powered by the turn handle. It is actually quite nice since it will indicate that the circuit resistance is when the handle is spun. The max firing voltage is around 1000 volts. To fire you simply press the fire button as turning the handle while pressing the fire button. When the fire voltage is reached the

MASERATI-POWERED, 470 HP, MOTORCYCLE

  This MASERATI-POWERED, 470 HP, MOTORCYCLE has some power to spare but I am not sure how easy to ride it would be. “The Lazareth LM847 has four wheels and a Maserati V8 engine. It’s exactly as insane as it sounds, and it looks crazy too. Yours for €200,000. Beyond the ludicrous motor, the LM847 forgoes a standard transmission in lieu of a single-speed chain gearbox, which means all you

SwagBot is Herding Australian Cattle

  Automating crop harvesting is one farming duty that robotics is good at but dealing with animals that are lose in a field is another story. The SwagBot is a robot that will soon be tending to the animals in the field. Via: IEEE Spectrum “SwagBot is designed to “work in highly undulating terrain, for the purposes of supporting farmers in grazing livestock operations,” Dr. Sukkarieh told us. The robot

18 Year Old Computer Collector Buys a IBM z890 Mainframe

  At 18 years of age he has already been collecting for years. Most of his collection are things like Commodore and Apple computers. These can sit on a shelf and be moved around with ease. When he saw an IBM z890 Mainframe up for grabs he jumped on it. With a bit of excavation he was able to get it into his parents basement.  

Carbon M1 Printer Demo

  Tested got a look at the new Carbon M1 3D printer. They are still a bit secretive on some of the special sauce that differentiates it from the competition but their technology allows the system to print very quickly. It looks almost magical since the part grows out of the media dish. This is because the projection system is at work in the base and works by interacting with the

Table Tennis Trainer Project

  If you enjoy table tennis this trainer might be a great next project. Thomas Mayer created this as his bachelor thesis project. Two Playstation CL-eye cameras are used to view the play area and track the ball. A project is then used to display game elements that the players can interact with to play many game scenarios. The game was created using VVVV which is a visual/textual live-programming environment for easy prototyping