Aleksi writes – “Make a simple depth gauge for freediving out of a syringe. This is also an experiment with Boyle’s law which states that the product of the pressure and the volume of an ideal gas is constant.” – Link.
Joe writes – “Need a place to hold your spools of wire? Tired of the spools rolling off your desk? Here you go, and if you need to, you can use it as a paper towel holder…” – Link.
Edo on Pink Tentacle writes – “Chatty, a talking mannequin with a human face, is on display at the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2006 (at Tokyo Big Sight through March 26). Developed by Ishikawa Optics & Art Corporation, Chatty has a face that is brought to life by means of a video projector inside its […]
“Real” Pong! – “Pongmechanik is an absolutely physical game. The game is realized electromechanically, and essentially consists of four elements: A relay computer, the mechanical movement with collision detection, the display and the acoustic components.” [via] – Link.
Lem writes – “One of the most surprising and delightful robots that appeared at the 9th Robo-One competition held here in Tokyo on March 18-19th, 2006, was RAYERD-X (LAYERED-X) developed by Asurada. Its unique design allows it to reconfigure and transform itself into some really amazing configurations.” [via] – Link. The video is great!
This seems fun to play around with, even if it doesn’t do anything…Jim writes – “The theory behind binaural beats is that if you apply slightly different frequency sine waves to each ear, a beating affect is created in the brain itself, due to the brain’s internal wiring. If, in the presence of these tones, […]
Mpayson writes – “Just stumbled across this link where they have the Fischer Technik robotics kits on sale for up to 50% off. Too bad I just spent all that money on Vex Robotics.” [via] – Link. fischertechnik is the flexible construction system for young and older system designers alike. Produced in Germany to high […]
