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Affordable brushless motors are great for a variety of motion applications, but often require a gearbox to tame their speed. [Michael Rechtin] decided to try his hand at designing a …read more Continue reading Stackable 3D-Printed Gearbox For Brushless Motor
Multirotor drones are significantly more popular than conventional helicopter designs for many reasons, which do not include efficiency. Making use of the aerodynamic effects behind this, [Nicholas Rehm] was able …read more Continue reading Turn Drone Into A Large Propeller To Increase Hover Efficiency
Setting up a wireless sensor network over a wide area can quickly become costly, and making everything communicate smoothly can be a massive headache, especially when you’re combining short range …read more Continue reading Farm Data Relay System: Combine LoRa and 2.4 Ghz Networks Without WiFi Routers And Cloud Dependence
Agriculture on any scale involves many tasks that require lifting, hauling, pushing, and pulling. On many modern farms, these tasks are often done using an array of specialized (and expensive) …read more Continue reading Kotonki: Agricultural Vehicle Built For Customization
User-friendly slicing software is arguably the key software component that makes 3D printing approachable for most users. Without it going from a CAD design to a printing part would take …read more Continue reading Full Printing Path Control Without Writing GCode
Watching TV or playing a console game is usually not an outdoor activity, helped by the fact that you can’t see anything on your average TV in direct sunlight. However, …read more Continue reading DIY Super-Bright Outdoor TV With Watercooling
To measure wind speed and direction, most people turn the traditional cup anemometer and wind vane. Another less-known method is to use an array of ultrasonic transducers, which doesn’t need …read more Continue reading Turn A Parking Sensor Into An Anemometer
Print surfaces have been a major part of 3D printer development and experimentation since the beginning. [Makers Muse] has been experimenting with G10, a cheap high-pressure fiberglass laminate, and found …read more Continue reading G10 is the 3D Print Surface You Crave
Researchers at Northwestern University is moving the goalposts on how small you can make a tiny flying object down to 0.5 mm, effectively creating flying microchips. Although “falling with style” …read more Continue reading Tiny Winged Circuits Fall With Style
Ground effect vehicles, or ekranoplans, have the advantage of being more efficient than normal aircraft and faster than boats, but so far haven’t been developed beyond experimental prototypes. Fortunately, this …read more Continue reading Autonomous Ground Effect Vehicle Demonstrator Aims To Speed Up Maritime Shipping