Collaborate Disseminate
Over the years, we’ve seen plenty of projects that use ultrasonic or time-of-flight sensors as object detection methods for the visually impaired. Ultrasonic sensors detect objects like sonar — they …read more Continue reading Seeing-Eye Shoes Pair Computer Vision with Haptic Feedback
There’s a story that goes something like this: Chet Atkins was playing his guitar when someone remarked, ‘that guitar sounds great!’ Mr. Atkins immediately stopped playing and asked, ‘how does …read more Continue reading Guitar with Hot-Swappable Pickups Lights Our Fire
On July 4th, 1976, as Americans celebrated the country’s bicentennial with beer and bottle rockets, a strong signal began disrupting shortwave, maritime, aeronautical, and telecommunications signals all over the world. …read more Continue reading The Russian Woodpecker: Official Bird of the Cold War Nests in Giant Antenna
Home is absolutely everything these days. Plenty of spaces around the abode have had to do double and triple duty as we navigate work, play, and everything in between. Although …read more Continue reading Mobile Electronics Workstation Has it All in a Small Package
Whether you care to admit it or not, hair is important to self-image, and not being able to deal with it yourself feels like a real loss of independence. To …read more Continue reading MIT’s New Robot Brushes Your Hair
It’s really a wonder that we missed this one, what with all the extra time in front of a computer we’ve had over the last year or so. But better …read more Continue reading K’nex Pinball Machine is a Playable Work of Art
Playing the guitar requires speed, strength, and dexterity in both hands. Depending on your mobility level, rocking out with your axe might be impossible unless you could somehow hold down …read more Continue reading Auto Strummer Can Plectrum the Whole Flat-Strumming Spectrum
When you need quick answers to life’s burning yes or no questions, most reasonable people reach for a Magic 8-Ball. But since we all have most of those answers memorized …read more Continue reading Shake Up Your Magic 8-Ball with GIFs
Pandemic got you way behind on your exercise goals? Us too. But not [codaris] who bought an under-desk bike to get in a bit of cycling while banging away on …read more Continue reading Hacker Spends a Few Cycles Upgrading an Under-Desk Bike
Let’s face it — for the average person, math and formulas are not the most attractive side of physics. The fun is in the hands-on learning, the lab work, the …read more Continue reading Julius Sumner Miller Made Physics Fun for Everyone