This low-cost walking robot is made from a cardboard box and scavenged electronics. A custom-made development board based on an ATmega88 controls the robots movements. The entire project cost about $18 to build. Check out the link for more information and another video. The Servos I got from a past project, all LEDs from various […]
Randy Sarafan made this stylish stereo microphone and writes: It has come time for me to update my home recording studio to continue recording my own brand of intergalactic low-fi, disco, funk, folk rock. Rather than spend big bucks on a stereo mic setup that won’t offer me the low quality sound that I am […]
Randy Sarafan made this “Birth of Man” mixing board and provides some great documentation for making your own sound mixer. He even provides some sweet detailing advice including working with acrylic (laser-cutting, bending, painting).
Nikki is all about electric vehicles. She does a great job at explaining how she is rebuilding and modifying the old and new EVs in her fleet. Her photo stream on Flickr helps her document projects like converting her Prius into a plug in hybrid electric. She is a frequent host for the EVCast, a […]
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No, not a trampoline for bouncing, which is what I thought when I first saw this, too. The fabric bridge across a catamaran is also called a trampoline, and is constructed from strong fabric, sewn to the frame through the grommets around the edge of the fabric. Instructables user TimAnderson’s catamaran trampoline was in disrepair, […]
We talk about task lighting a lot, but I’ve never seen anything like these arm lights by Instructables user Ookseer. They’d make a good alternative to a headlamp when you don’t want to mess up your hair or want to continue bobbing your head to your music while doing detail work.
