Collaborate Disseminate
Earlier this year, we heard about a pet-entertaining/treat-dispensing robot known as Pumpkii. Although its crowdfunding campaign was cancelled, the similar Rocki is now available for purchase.Continue ReadingCategory: Pets, LifestyleTags: Robots, Dogs,… Continue reading Omnidirectional robot shoots out treats for home-alone pets
If your job involves sending TV crews around the country to shoot interviews in people’s homes or workplaces, you’ll know that the current pandemic has made such tasks very difficult. That’s where Crew in a Box is designed to come in.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Crew in a Box is made for remote TV interviews in the time of Covid-19
Grass is a lovely thing to have, but unfortunately it tends to grow excessively long if left unattended. Obviously, one can use a regular lawn mower, but [Daniel] of [rctestflight] decided to build something remote-control instead. (Video, embedded below.)
To get started, [Daniel] fitted X-acto blades to a brushless outrunner …read more
GPS doesn’t work underwater, which means that keeping track of a submersible’s whereabouts can be difficult. A new ROV (remotely operated vehicle) still manages to show up on Google Maps, however – plus it has a cool rotating head.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Revolution NAV ROV can be tracked on Google Maps while underwater
While consumer-oriented underwater drones are becoming increasingly popular, better-equipped ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) are still the weapon of choice for industrial applications. One of the latest – and coolest-looking – is the SRV-8.Continue R… Continue reading SRV-8 ROV looks good, goes deep
An extremely odd project is planning to hold a remote-controlled car race next October … On the surface of the Moon. What’s more, the two racecars will be partially designed by high school kids, and McLaren P1 designer Frank Stephenson is involved.Co… Continue reading There will be a remote-control car race on the Moon in 2021. Seriously.
As radio control planes don’t typically have human pilots onboard, the idea of installing an ejection seat in one is somewhat frivolous. But that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be a lot of fun, and [James Whomsley] has set his mind to achieving the task.
The build process is an iterative …read more
Continue reading A Rocket Powered Ejection Seat For Model Aircraft
Normally when we run across a project that claims to be overengineered, we admit that we get a little excited. Such projects always hold the potential for entertainingly over-the-top designs, materials, and methods. In this case, though, we’ll respectfully disagree with [Zach Hipps] assessment of his remote-controlled soda bottle rocket …read more
Continue reading Robust Water-Rocket Launcher Gets the Engineering Just Right
I did something silly. I bought a lot of ten “broken” cheesy indoor quadcopters on eBay — to hopefully cobble one working one together and to amuse my son. At this point, I’ve got eight working. The bad news is that they all come with dirt-cheap transmitters that aren’t really …read more
While the cost of a hobby-grade remote control transmitter has dropped significantly over the last decade or so, even the basic models are still relatively expensive. It’s not such a big deal if you only need to get one for personal use, but for a school to outfit a classroom’s …read more