Recently, a company called 360.place contacted me about mounting a GoPro VR Rig to an Inspire 1 drone. Getting paid to work with new and interesting technology is pretty much the most fun an engineer can have, so I was thrilled to take on this challenge. After about a month of work designing and building the […]
A round-up of impressive hobby rocket failures, and a few perfect successes.
Another inspiring Sunday morning sermon from Adam Savage.
My DIY wearable gadget never sold — but it led to my first article, a kit company, and a career in electronics and science. Here’s how a failure became a springboard to success.
Working at Make: Labs is always fun, especially when you get to test kits before they’re released to the public. As part of MAKE Volume 29 we got to build and test the Tiny Wanderer kit, designed by Doug Paradis and featured in the issue. Inspired by the now-discontinued SERB Robot kit, the Tiny Wanderer uses […]
[Image from Futisaba] Earlier this week in Lilongwe, Malawi, some enterprising fellows loaded up a truck with rebar. Unfortunately, they did not properly assess the weight bearing capabilities of the roof of the lorry cab. They could have benefited from a bit of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis or FMEA after the mishap. There are […]
Ever wonder what it looks like when a windmill’s brakes fail? It’s NOT pretty (but it is pretty cool). The second vid shows it in dramatic slo-mo. Windmill/turbine going wild and finally breaking – [Thanks, Patti!] Link
