Dean Kamen to Talk at World Maker Faire
The 5th annual World Maker Faire NY opens soon! Kicking off the weekend will be a talk titled “Investing in Today for a Secure Tomorrow” by legendary inventor and maker Dean Kamen.
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Lego Segway
Simon “Burf” Burfield built a Lego wheelchair and now he’s tackling a Lego Segway that supports the weight of an adult. His prototype can’t self-balance, but does a great job of moving around just with toy motors.
Build a self-balancing Lego robot in 30 minutes
Laurens Valk shares how to make a Lego Segway using a standard NXT set plus a HiTechnic gyro sensor. One of the most notable features of the robot is that it packs NXT-G, the unadmired “default” programming language driving the NXT microcontroller brick. Up until now, all Lego Segways used one of the high-octane alternatives […]
Honda’s answer to Segway looks a lot like Serge
The U3-X uses a balance control system that derives from Honda’s research on human walking dynamics for its famed ASIMO bipedal humanoid robot. When the rider leans his or her body, an angle tilt sensor sends data to the balance control system, which in turns moves the wheel, maintaining balance.
Creepy crawler
via miters This looks like fun. Nice project. University of Louisiana News has a decent interview with Dr. Terrence Chambers, and student Don Tamosaitis. The design draws on the work of Theo Jansen. The crawler travels about 2-3 miles/hour. There were five of us working on it, there was a lot of 3D modeling of […]
