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Conventional airfoil wings have come out on top for getting flying machines airborne over the last century, but there were a few other interesting designs that have come and gone. …read more Continue reading Magnus-Effect RC Aircraft Is A Lot Harder Than It Looks
One of the original ideas behind the RepRap project was for the machines to create their own upgrades. That philosophy is shining brightly in [Ivan Miranda] CNC milling machine project, …read more Continue reading Upgrade A 3D Printed CNC Milling Machine By Using It
Drones have become the standard for moving aerial camera platforms, but another option that sees use in the professional world are cable cameras. As an exercise in integrating mechanics, electronics, …read more Continue reading Cablecam Is An Exercise In System Integration
FDM 3D printing has gone beyond prototyping and is being used as a production tool by many companies. However, conventional printers still require an operation to pop the finished part …read more Continue reading 3D Printer Automated Bed Swapping System Loads From A Magazine
It’s rare these days for a new FDM printer to come along that sparks our interest, but the [Kralyn]’s Positron managed to do it. (Video, embedded below.) It prints upside …read more Continue reading Strangest Upside-Down 3D Printer Fits In A Filament Box
[Eric Arcana] has been creating animated holiday decorations for several years, which involved a lot of custom code to make things light up the way he wanted, pulling the microcontroller …read more Continue reading Dedicated LED Animation Framework For ESP32
A motorbike might not take up a lot of parking space, but this is not true for the trailer required to transport one. To solve this problem, [Make It Extreme] …read more Continue reading Single-Wheel Motorcycle Trailer
Quadcopters are great for maneuverability and slow, stable flight, but it comes at the cost of efficiency. [Peter Ryseck]’s Mini QBIT quadrotor biplane brings in some of the efficiency of …read more Continue reading VTOL Tailsitter Flies With Quadcopter Control Software
Shoplifting is a major problem for many brick-and-mortar retail stores, and it seems that stealing and then selling power tools is a lucrative enterprise for some criminals. To combat this, …read more Continue reading Home Depot Is Selling Power Tools That Require Activation In-Store
Creating large domino art displays is a long and nerve-racking process, where bumping a single domino can mean starting from scratch. To automate the process of creating these displays, a …read more Continue reading Create Large Scale Domino Art With A Robot