Collaborate Disseminate
Engineering design makes all kinds of tradeoffs. Power trades off with torque, strength trades off with weight, and cost can trade off with quality. For designing a hydroelectric turbine, one …read more Continue reading Low Head Turbine Generates Plenty of Power
Anyone who saw Back to the Future II was disappointed when 2015 rolled around with nary a hoverboard in sight. There have been various attempts to fake it, but none …read more Continue reading Magnetic-Suspension Hoverboard is Only 11 Years Late
The hoverboard, one of the teen crazes of the last decade, is both a marvel of technology and a source of hacker parts that have appeared in so many projects …read more Continue reading Has Steampunk Delivered the Hoverboard?
We’re often told that sitting is bad for our backs, for our necks, and even our general health. The standing desk aims to solve this by keeping us in a …read more Continue reading Walking Desk Is More Annoying Than A Standing Desk
Segways stunned the world when they first hit the market in 2001. Hoverboards then terrified the world with nasty accidents and surprise fires. [James Bruton] loves hoverboards regardless, and set …read more Continue reading Hoverboard Turned Into Bonkers Omniwheeled Bike
During the 20th Century, much of the western world decided that motor vehicles were the only desirable form of transportation. We built our cities to accommodate cars through parking, stop …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: Bradley Gawthrop Wants You to Join the PEV Revolution
The famous hoverboards of Back to the Future haven’t quite gotten here yet, but that hasn’t stopped anyone with a unique personal vehicle from using the name any time they …read more Continue reading Hoverboard Rides on Eddy Currents
For those who live in countries where there are plenty of abandoned railways, a popular way to explore them has been by means of home made rail carts. These are …read more Continue reading A Rail Cart for the Space Conscious Passenger
Hoverboards have been an indispensable material for hackers building their own vehicles in the last few years. [Mahmut Demir] shows how he’s built a hoverboard-powered go-kart for his son. Unable …read more Continue reading Hoverboard Go-Kart Build Is A Delight To Watch
Popular consumer products often become the basis of many hacker projects, and hoverboards are a good example of this. [Tanguy] is using the drivetrain from a pair of hoverboards to …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: A Hefty Hoverboard Rover