UV Sensitive Beads are fun to play around with, it is interesting to see that there is no UV light present in indoor light and there it lots available in natural sun light. There are so many possibilities, bracelets, secret words with letters made of different colored beads, kids guessing games, etc. On the label it shows pictures of blue, orange, yellow, pink and purple beads. But the bag
Benjamin Tang and Rishi Ramchand are Cornell University students who made an Autonomous Blimp as their final project in the ECE 476 Microcontroller Design course. The project uses a GP2Y0D340 IR sensor to see if there is an obstacle in the way that needs to be maneuvered around. That IR sensor looks to be the type that is normally found in the automatic water taps that are found in most
At first MERLIN may look like a normal remote control car, looking closer you will notice a host of sensors bolted to the frame. These sensors allow the car to learn about its surroundings and perform things such as obstacle avoidance. “MERLIN is controlled by 80C167 CR 16 bit-processor. The microprocessor is employed for interfacing sensor data acquisition, sensor data pre-processing, calculation of the control algorithms, and telecommunication with a
Lee Kraznow makes Puzzle Boxes, they are simply amazing. At first I thought they were like the toys you see where you have to slide pieces together in a certain sequence. Was I wrong, this barcode box needs dozens of moves to simple remove one section! Video after the jump. “With so many possible ways to notch the pieces (each of which would yield a different puzzle solving experience) Lee
This Vex Robot has been equipped with an airsoft gun for self defense. Click here to read more about Vex. RC and airsoft is a good combination, have a look at this cool rolling gun platform. “RC toys are always fun, especially when you can add weapons… I was given this RC car for christmas, and it came with a switch on the remote for lights you could turn on.
This Hydrogen Fuel Cell RC Car Upgrade Kit is one of the coolest RC cars kits I have seen in a long time. It is pricey though, hopefully when these hydrogen fuel cells become more common place the price will come down to earth. Video after the jump “The H-cell is a unique integration “upgrade” kit for electric hobby R/C cars, designed as a drop in unit that can fit
This is an interesting LEGO rubber band gun, all it needs now is to be mounted onto the USB Rocket Launcher base and let the fun begin! Link removed at request of creator. “540 rubberbands per minute! An awesome motorized chaingun! The best rubber-band lego gun after the buddyskate’s mini-gun. This chaingun uses a different shooting style. No wheel needed!”
