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
The Miuro is a crazy gadget that takes mobile media to the next level. Looks like a cool hackable robotics platform. The price is a bit too steep for the casual hardware hacker though… “A new, $930 robot from Japan’s ZMP Inc. called Miuro is designed around the Apple iPod. Built in partnership with audio giant Kenwood, it basically transforms an iPod — which clips into the top of the
If you are car shopping with a 200 thousand dollar budget, look no further. The Armet Gurkha could be for you! “Sometimes in Iraq, or hell — sometimes in Queens — even an up-armored HumVee just won’t cut it. That’s when you need the Gurkha by the armor-freaks at Armet Armored Vehicles, Inc. out of Toronto, ON. The squat and hedgehog-lookin’ 19,000 lb beast-of-an-armored-vehicle ain’t just built to shrug off
You can’t create very much resistive heat using a USB port. This all changes when you have 30! Barbeque anyone? “Because you did the last time with just the USB1 port, it failed, but if it tries thinking, don’t you think? there is no reason which can do the fried egg by the electric power of 2.5W. If is it should have increased simply it is not? With being the
Save on your energy bill and loose weight with this home made pedal wheel generator. “The Pedal Powered Prime Mover (PPPM) can be assembled with standard hand tools (drill, hacksaw, wrench, pliers, screwdriver, etc.). There is no welding, brazing or machine-shop work required. The PPPM can be used to power virtually anything that spins or rotates, as long as the effort required is within the capabilities of the rider..The
