Remember the The Miss Rockaway Armada (floating fleet of junk/recycled boats) we posted about? They’ve made it to Minneapolis, here’s a video of their pedal powered ferris wheel – [via] – Link. Related: Junkboat fleet – The Miss Rockaway Armada – Link. Other DIY ferris wheels – Link.
Inexpensive handheld braille writer made by students – “To help provide a low-cost communication tool for blind people, undergraduates at The Johns Hopkins University have invented a lightweight, portable Braille writing device that requires no electronic components. For a class called Engineering Design Project, four mechanical engineering majors were asked to produce such an instrument […]
From Popular Science’s How 2.0, homemade spy sub – “Some fathers and sons play catch. Electrical engineer Jason Rollette and his 12-year-old son Trevor are a little more ambitious. Hoping to explore the lakes and rivers near their Milwaukee home, they’ve built their own underwater remote-operated vehicle, or ROV. Controlled and powered by a laptop, […]
Peter writes – “Tristan Shone, a musician and visual artist, has constructed a beautifully-made force-feedback MIDI controller, modeled on airplane throttles (with the gauges to boot)…” – Link. Related: Author and Punisher – Link.
Some Maker constructed a land walker robot suit in Japan, there’s really nothing left to say… [via] – Link.
Jason writes – “Paul Pedini built his home from trash-heap-bound construction materials left over from Boston’s Big Dig. The effort was not without controversy. Regardless, Pedini advocates the recycling of construction materials that are used to build temporary roadways.” – Link. Related: Pictured here, the Big Dig prototype house from SINGLE speed DESIGN works – […]
Yan Wu created a microwave that is controlled by a needle and record on top, it sets the power/time based on the groove and arm placement – [via] – Link.
