Author: Gabrielle Taylor
Radio Controlled Water Cannons
In the ongoing war of getting people wet, Frontgate has made a ballistic leap with the radio controlled water cannon. You can control the following moves – forward, backward or spin – on the device by using the simple…
Origami Robot Vs. CAD System Robot
Can an origami expert create a humanoid robot before a computer aided design system does? Mr. Torimoto Solidworks Robot Challenge has the result. Somewhat different from the Deep Blue chess playing situation in that origami theoretically involves more aesthetic…
Master Lock Street Cuffs
This is not the latest in S&M wear, ah, that I know of. (Actually, it probably is.) It's the latest in high tech bike lock gear. MasterLock has replaced that nasty chain you had to tie your scooter with,…
Black & Decker InfraWave Countertop Oven
What exactly is an infrawave? Infrawaves are short, high-frequency wavelengths poke the surface in a way that makes the surface get all taut and crispy instead of gummy and soggy like microwaves, and longer, lower-frequency wavelengths that whang on…
Luminetx VeinViewer makes your red blood green
I have this phobia of needles, which makes taking blood from me pretty much impossible. But now a company called Luminetx has invented the Vein Viewer which uses near infra red light locate the veins in the body. The…
Plen: Desktop Skating Robot
The Plen robot has 18 degrees of freedom and a 3 axis accelerometer, which it uses to skate around your desktop with surprising delicacy. It's also programmable via Bluetooth, sporting a 33 Mhz 32bit ARM7 processor and a USB/RS-232C…
Anybots: the world's first dynamically balancing robot
Where most robots rely on geometry and stiff joints to walk, and don't (even now) cope very artfully with obstacles, the Anybots have compressed air-driven joints which enable them to move more dynamically. With shock-absorbing, flexible joints, they're able…
Tavelland River Table
Containing a tiny, perpetually moving river running through the center of it, the Tavelland River Table is a stress-defusing device that provides the gentle babble of water. (May not work so well if you have children as they'll probably…
Presenting the Urine-Powered Battery
Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed a prototype battery that runs on urine. One drop of urine applied to a paper soaked in copper chloride solution (sandwiched between copper and magnesium strips) which caused the…
Pay for Burgers and Rail Tickets with Mobile Phones
Japan's NTT DoCoMo has partnered with McDonald's to allow patrons to pay for their fast food with their mobiles. If this is successful, it's expected to expand to other Japanese offerings. A similar project to allow UK train goers…
