Recent Comments:
Drill powered mini bike {Hack a Day}
Jul 25th 2008 12:55AM Hmmm, a small vehicle with two of them would provide handgrips and trigger throttles.
Neat stuff!!!!
Behead your laptop {Hack a Day}
Jul 24th 2008 7:15AM Not too shabby at all!
I like the tricking the machine with a magnet part too. (old tricks are the best tricks)
I've removed the broken LCD panels from three otherwise fine laptops in the past for makeshift desktop machines.
It's a great idea, and in my case helped out some folks who were stuck without computers.
Good stuff!
Turn any motor into a servo with RepRaps new board {Hack a Day}
Jul 17th 2008 10:23AM Consider for a moment that your new powerful servo could also be used to run the steering of one of those powerwheels vehicles as well!
Person weight translates wonderfully into payload weight on stuff like this.
I've got my eye on a scooter like an older or disabled person would use right now for that very reason.
My initial experiments with building my own wheeled rov included using a powerful gear motor for the steering of a two-seater barbie jeep. (painted primer grey of course) pink wasn't gonna cut it.
Mine wasn't as refined as to use any feedback, I just built everything up to withstand jamming all the way towards one side or the other and kinda just winged it with the RC control to steer it, but it worked.
Oddly what made me give up on it as a platform wasn't the steering, but the lack of traction with those stupid plastic wheels, even when modified.
I wanted my rov to go into the woods and such, which a differentially steered vehicle is much better suited for anyway.
For on the street, or on grass a powerwheels vehicle would probably be ideal, and as stated would be a VERY inexpensive proposition.
XBox controller USB labotomy {Hack a Day}
Jul 17th 2008 10:12AM He's gotcha there dude.
The project is explained on page 1
Turn any motor into a servo with RepRaps new board {Hack a Day}
Jul 17th 2008 12:56AM wolf has the right idea.
turn a _gear_motor_ into a servo.
awesome
NYC Soldering Championships {Hack a Day}
Jul 17th 2008 12:52AM Ow my thumb!
that's it, i'm out.
DeepNote Guitar Hero bot {Hack a Day}
Jul 15th 2008 10:16PM man, if it isn't some guy whining about whining whiners, it's some other guy whining about that first guy's whining and the whiners HE'S whining about.
...a loaf of bread, a jug of whine, and...hackaday...
LED battery level indicator {Hack a Day}
Jul 5th 2008 9:28AM surprising (and saddening) amount of elitism from the peanut gallery on this site lately
Fourth of July extra {Hack a Day}
Jul 4th 2008 6:47PM Fantastic.
More beer and such for everyone.
(such out back)
VU Meter made with an LM3915 {Hack a Day}
Jul 3rd 2008 9:23AM Unbunch your panties and man up for five minutes will ya?
Save the drama for rendezvous with rama.
