Vandals Crack Open Dockless Scooter, Discover Particle Electron Board Inside
Another real-world use case of maker-friendly technology: e-scooter rentals.
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Combining Cardboard Ridiculousness with Novice Engineering Fun
Part Segway, part skateboard, and part scooter, the recreational mobile concept Nunee New is secured solely by construction glue.
Ben Katz’ Electric Tricycle
One of the scooters at World Maker Faire that caught my eye was Ben Katz’ sweet scooter whose design is inspired by the Radio Flyer trike. Ben designed the tricycle around a brushless Turnigy motor, visualized the trike in Sketchup, welded, and machined the frame, and added a 40v LiFePO4 battery, motor controller, and gearbox. It can theoretically reach a top speed of over 45 MPH!
Tiled Vespa Flower Pot
Artists take a broken-down Vespa, tile it, and turn it into a garden flower pot.
Scooter Quilt Block
After all of the rain we got in Brooklyn yesterday, this scooter quilt block from Kirie at Shape Moth brought a little much-needed sunshine into my morning. I mean, who doesn’t love a scooter?! I’d like to whip one of these up, slap it on a messenger bag, then run off to Europe for a […]
Wooden Vespa
Her name is Daniela. Built by Portuguese master craftsman Carlos Alberto and named in honor of his daughter, this faithfully reproduced Vespa motor scooter is hand crafted almost entirely out of laminated hardwood. What’s truely amazing is that it’s an actually fully functioning scooter!
Electric RazEr
Charles has been messing about with scooters. This is his second crack at it with the more modestly named RazEr. At least some of the work has been done at Miters in Cambridge. The business end. The relevant power transmission implement – there is only 1 – is housed completely in the rear wheel. It […]
