LEGO version of Chaos UGV
Here’s an awesome LEGO version of the Chaos unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). The site is, unfortunately, not in English. Here’s a translation: LEGO Chaos Bot
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Giant connect four game board
Strolling by a local bar this past weekend, something unusual caught my eye – a huge wooden ‘connect four’ game complete with king-sized game-pieces. The bartender didn’t have a lot of info to share about the impressive recreational centerpiece other than the fact that it’s creator was a friend of the owners. If anyone has […]
Stack the deck with a Magic 8-Ball
Here’s a messy dissection of a Magic 8-Ball. Really, don’t taste the blue fluid – sheesh, I can’t believe they did that. And I love the idea of modding one. If you were careful, you could repackage it and give it as a gift.
Simulating fatigue on a PSX with Arduino
This is an interesting project that uses an Arduino to interpret the 8bit value generated from the controller and adds a “fatigue value” to the output signal. Basically, the longer you play, the slower your character will move. So, this is my analog version of a playful Playstation 2 controller for the PSX project — […]
DIY: Bicycle repair videos
BicycleTudor has a great collection of repair and maintenance videos. I counted over 30 videos and they seem to be adding more every week. If you are into bicycling, you really need to check it out. Read more about DIY: Bicycle repair
The Hockey Organ
Using a repurposed Casio SK1, the Hockey Organ controls player movement via keypresses – it even has two vidcams and a screen to capture and display the live-action – The Hockey Organ 2007
Foosball-bot
Students at the University of Adelaide Australia have created a foosball force to be reckoned with – Engineering students from The University of Adelaide have taken out the top award in their final-year mechatronics project competition, with an automated foosball table capable of kicking human opposition ‘off the park’. Comprising a motion sensor system, software […]
