Collaborate Disseminate
So you say you want to fly above the waves on an electric hydrofoil, but you don’t have the means to buy a commercial board. Or, you don’t have the …read more Continue reading Shoot Above the Waves on This E-Foil Made from a Rifle Case
For many in the RC community, blowing up an ESC means one thing: throwing it away and buying another one. However, if you’re regularly pushing the limits or simply hate …read more Continue reading Visualise ESC Problems With LEDs
We have a scooter hack that is odd for a couple of reasons. First, the vehicle in question is a Doc Green EWA 6000, a German clone of a Xiaomi M365, so Country stereotypes be darned. Second, it is about …read more
Not long after Dyson unveiled their “bladeless” fan, a fairly steady stream of ever cheaper clones have been hitting the market. But this 3D printed version created by [Elite Worm] must surely be one of the most budget-friendly takes on the concept. If you’ve got a 3D printer, we’d wager …read more
Continue reading This 3D Printed “Bladeless” Fan Gets it Done Cheap
If you need to drill metal in tight places, the magnetic drill press, or mag drill is your BFF. The idea here is that a drill press with an electromagnetic base can go anywhere, and even drill horizontally if need be. If you don’t need to use one often, but …read more
Continue reading Hoverboard Grows Up, Becomes Magnetic Drill Press
Building cool things completely from scratch is undeniably satisfying and makes for excellent Hackaday posts, but usually involve a few unexpected speed humps, which often causes projects to be abandoned. If you just want to get something working, using off-the-shelf modules can drastically reduce frustration and increase the odds of …read more
Continue reading Electric Longboard Quick Build Using Off-The-Shelf components.
When “hoverboards” first came out, you may have been as disappointed as we were that they did not even remotely fulfill the promises of Back to the Future II. Nothing more than a fancified skateboard, hoverboards are not exactly groundbreaking technology. That doesn’t mean they’re not useful platforms for …read more
Continue reading Gutted Hoverboard Becomes Formidable Track-Drive Robot
Most of the projects we feature on Hackaday are built for personal use; designed to meet the needs of the person creating them. If it works for somebody else, then all the better. But occasionally we may find ourselves designing hardware for a paying customer, and as this video from …read more
Continue reading Spinning ESP32 Display Puts The Customer First
[Ben Katz] posted about bringing the Mini Cheetah (center, above) robot to the 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) held in Montréal, where it shared the floor with others for a workshop focusing on real-world deployment of legged robots. Those of you who haven’t been keeping up with …read more
Continue reading Watch Legged Robot Run Circles Around Its Bigger Brethren
These days, brushless motors are the go-to for applications requiring high power in a compact package. It’s possible to buy motors in all manner of different configurations off the shelf, and the range available is only getting better. However, sometimes getting something truly optimal requires a bit of customization. With …read more
Continue reading Testing Brushless Motors With A Little Help From The ESC