I missed the full segment of this story last weeks on "Discovery Channel's @discovery.ca" program, but fortunately, the've put the segment online at their website. I seems that JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratories - NASA essentially) is working on a solar-powered, single-footed robot frog. This seems like a GREAT idea for extra-terrestrial planet-surface locomotion. Check out […]
Wednesday Links: Helical Springs, Electr...
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April 16, 2014
Did you see the lunar eclipse on Monday night? I wish they had it rescheduled for Sunday afternoon, so all of us night-owls-who-have-to-get-up-early could watch that. But noooOOoOO. But at least the internet will save us. At least from information deficit.
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Laser Cut Helical Springs I wonder if zigzag helical springs can still travel down the stairs... Or they use the elevator? |
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Egg-Bot Wax Painting Upgrade ..called Electro-Kistka, where Kistka means brush. The device looks nothing like a brush, but produces wicked egg resist drawings nevertheless. (Via Hackaday) |
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Self-Stacking Building Blocks These are awesome and need some sound proofing. But I guess this is not a concern... (Via Gizmodo) |
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Tattoo Machine Out of 3D Printer This looks much better than the same done with a laser engraver! Less painful at least... (Via Dangerous Prototypes, video 1 and 2) |
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New Saturn Moon Continuing with a lunar subject matter, this might be one of the last Saturn's newborn moons.(Via LiveScience) |
It will not save from raptors, amnesia, junk mail and cat fur though.
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Happy Yew Nears!
This is just a subtle reminder that Solarbotics & HVW Technologies will both be closed January 1st and 2nd (Thursday and Friday), while we're out fighting raging hangovers being productive members of society. We hope 2008 treated all of you well and that 2009 will be even better. And if it isn't, well... Once we […]
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