Harold Ilano built this SW2.2 / VBug inspired 5 motor walker named "Tank", and just recently announced it on the BEAM mailing list. It's a very effective and quick device - nicely done, and well worth a look-see. It still impresses me what we can do without a microcontroller...
Wednesday Cool Links: Laser Experiments,...
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February 13, 2013
Look! Bird (-shaped bullets) made holes in bird... feathers! Well, not quite, although that would have been awesome too. Actually we were doing some nitrogen-assisted laser tests on various regular, i.e. boring materials, such as plywood and mat board. Then I came across some feathers and here's what it turned out to be:
Now that we have attention, let's get distracted by some links:
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Vector Engraved Stipples StippleGen in a program that will convert an artwork into CNC-ready image for use on the Eggbot or in other contexts. What happens if you take that stippled art and laser engrave it? This is what guys at rasterweb did. |
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SolarImpulse Solar-powered plane that can fly day and night without fuel. Sends shivers down my spine, that's how cool it is. |
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NYC Elevation Map by kylemcdonald – Machine Halts FTW Topographical map data interpreted in 3D printing by MakerBot Artist-In-Residence Kyle McDonald. |
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New Infrared spectacles fool facial recognition systems An interesting anonymity tool for anti-facial recognition. Umm... like nobody won't remember this rig on your face? |
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Gadgets advertised in a 1962 issue of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" The MONSTER inside the Black Box. Heh - sounds familiar! |
Well, that didn't make any sense: to attract attention and then bring it to something else... Well, this is how it works these days: attention deficit is all the rage... How about some fruit dip then?
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Cool Links Wednesday
Green 3D Printer 3D printing "filament" infused with living seeds: this is when "eat your greens" takes on a whole new meaning. (Via Colossal) Longitude and latitudeBeautiful CNC renders of wave patterns captured by drone, by David Bowen. (Via CreativeApplications) Light calligraphy Painting with light never gets old - especially if it is beautiful Arabic […]
New GM11-14 mounting screws
BOY those are strange little screws on the face of the GM11-14 series of gear motors! 1.7mm diameter x 0.35mm thread pitch ain't a common bolt, but we found some 4mm long that we've made available for those of you looking for a precision method of mounting the motors. Check out part M1.7x0.35!
Austin Maker Faire 2008
It's that wonderful time of year when you can see your breath in the air while you wait at the bus stop. Frost decorates the blades of grass, motorists spend five minutes scraping ice off the windshield before departing and there are hints of snow when you look up at the hills. So what's a […]
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