Self-Balancing Unicycle
21-year-old MIT computer science and electrical engineering student Stephan Boyer built Bullet, a self-balancing electric unicycle that reaches a top speed of 15 miles per hour and is the envy of his peers.
Continue Reading21-year-old MIT computer science and electrical engineering student Stephan Boyer built Bullet, a self-balancing electric unicycle that reaches a top speed of 15 miles per hour and is the envy of his peers.
Continue ReadingRandy Grubb has one sweet job: working from his Grants Pass, Ore., garage, he builds hot rods. His rides, however, are far from ordinary — he builds from supersized truck, jet, and tank parts.
Continue ReadingIn developing countries, a mobility issue can create a major drain on a family’s already sparse resources. That’s why Randy Geile designs inexpensive wheelchairs using readily available parts.
Continue ReadingNetherlands-based designer Sabine Marcelis made a do-it-yourself winemaking kit for her graduation design project that has everything needed to ferment, siphon, bottle, and cork wine.
Continue ReadingWithout an everyday reference for a sense of scale, Szymon Klimek’s intricate mechanical creations could easily be mistaken for twice their true size. Made from 0.1 millimeter sheets of brass and bronze, Klimek’s miniature machines dance effortlessly in wine-glass enclosures that measure little more than 4 inches across.
Continue ReadingBrothers Michael and Kenny Ham have a goal: to create cheap electric vehicles that get people interested in renewable energy.
Continue ReadingJeff Stone and his wife Susan built a telescope out of hockey sticks.
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