Toy Hacks

LEGO V8 Engine

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Spykee Meccano Robot

  I remember my Meccano set that I played with when I was growing up. Lots of nuts, bolts and pieces of metal. This Spykee robot represents the new face of Meccano that I could only wish was available when I was a kid. I can just imagine the creative hacks that we will see in the near future! Thanks to Sven for the system overview.  " Spy robot. Spykee

Wifi Robot with Camera

  This Wifi Robot that Jonathan Bennett created is very well put together, best of all it was built on a budget. The five dollar base car that the hardware is mounted to is proof of that. "A remote control car that can be driven over the internet or with a laptop wirelessly from up to 500m away. It has a live-feed network camera so that it can be driven

DIY Helicopter

  Building your own RC helicopter sounds like a daunting task but thanks to people like Ben Hui it can be as simple as following one step at a time. "Flying RC helicopter is really very exhilarating. Their versatility gives a RC pilot a complete access to the three-dimensional space in such a way that no other machines can! I have played RC helicopter for more than one year but

Airsoft Gun Turret

  Miltron has made a cool Airsoft gun that can be manually or computer controlled. It is a good example of what can be done when you take some off the shelf items and mash them up with some electrical smarts. "The turret can be toggled between Manual Mode, where a Human interfaces with it using an Xbox 360 Controller, or Automatic Detect and Fire Mode, where the turret springs

NXT BatCycle - The Dark Knight Motorcycle

  I haven’t seen the movie yet but I hear it is good. This Batcycle is a high tech model of the motorcycle from the movie. "To celebrate the release of Batman’s latest film, “The Dark Knight”, the NXT BatCycle was created! Armed and dangerous, the BatCycle can handle any opponents it may encounter with its’ hidden rocket launcher that expands from the body of the bike. With its’ large

Robot Spider powered by a Javelin Stamp

  If you want to make a project that is a bit creepy, this Robot Spider is for you. It uses a powerful Parallax microcontroller so it could also be adapted for many other purposes. "Microcontroller: Javelin Stamp (with Ubicom SX48AC, Parallax) Sensors: 1x ultrasonic sensor (Deva-tech SRF04) 2x sensor with micro-switches Actuators: 3x Standard Model servos for the musculoskeletal 1x Micro servo to the pan of ultrasonic sensor "