HOW TO – Make a ball bearing trampoline game
You can make your own version of Bing Bang Bong using stretched out balloons and peanuts cans. The goal is to have the ball bearing bounce to as many trampolines as possible [via] Link.
Month: February 2006
Linux on a TREO 650
Here’s Linux running on a TREO 650, they have keyboard, touchscreen, SD slot, audio working and now a GUI. I’m not sure of the status this project, but it looks promising and a how to should be out next week according to the site(s). [via] Link & Link.
Build your own wireless music player
Here’s how to a build a remotely managed music player out of a $40 wireless router, a $15 USB audio adapter, and a $12 LCD kit. [via] Link.
HOW TO – Make a two-tone stencil
Here’s a great Instructable that shows how to use one of my favorite tools, SketchUp, to make a 2D stencil from a 3D design. Link. Previously on MAKE, HOW TO – Make a spray paint stencil for a laptop.
Human powered car…
Here’s a video of the Humancar – it does look like a lot of fun – “The HumanCar operates with four people working in concert like an engine. The two front people ‘body-steer’ to turn, like a ski or board- this is so fun to ride you want to scream. We will be able to […]
HOW TO – Build a mini-walking bot
Mrdon219’s walking bot how to – “Here’s a simple project for sci-tech families. A Mini Walking Bot using a some ROBOTIX parts, PICXAXE microcontroller, and a Handy Cricket.” Link.
Robot moved by a slime mould’s fears
This six-legged hexapod robot is controlled by a slime mould – “A bright yellow slime mould that can grow to several metres in diameter has been put in charge of a scrabbling, six-legged robot. The Physarum polycephalum slime, which naturally shies away from light, controls the robot’s movement so that it too keeps out of […]