If you’re marooned on a desert island, you want to have a Professor who can build useful items out of coconuts. [LostMachine] is one of those guys, and he’s currently building a land-loving pirate ship.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.11.18 at 21:47
[Blacklight99] made this cool tool. It is a tester for those radar detectors that people keep in their cars. Though this seems like it would rarely be a tool we would need, it’s an interesting project.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.11.18 at 03:38
Here’s one that brings back that giddy feeling we got when the original episodes of thebroken were posted all those years ago. The lunatics over at Waterloo Labs have altered a beat-up Oldsmobile for remote control via laptop, iPhone, and….
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.11.11 at 06:05
Group riding can be a bit dangerous if the pace is fast and riders don’t notice a slowing in the front of the pack. [WyoJustin] designed a brake light system for cyclists to try and remedy this issue.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.11.11 at 04:34
The Spirit of Berlin team has developed an iPhone app to remotely control a minivan. They didn’t have to do much to the vehicle to get this working because the platform was developed for the 2007 Darpa Urban Challenge.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.26 at 06:03
The one thing I find the RC18R really lacking is the front bumper. An RC car chassis should have a bumper; otherwise, a front-end impact will damage the body.
Via Instructables | Posted on 2009.10.25 at 20:55
[Jukka] wanted a bike light that wasn’t afraid to go into the woods during the dark winter. He put together a lamp that uses eight 3 Watt LEDs to pump out 1680 lumens (english translation).
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.23 at 16:41
[Mark] wanted a Segway but why buy something if you can have more fun building it? His end product is an amazing homemade version of the self-balancing transportation package.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.20 at 19:23
When you’ve got problems with your lunar rover you can’t just “trust the Midas touch”. Every unexpected repair that happens outside of the Earth’s atmosphere is a hack and it seems the common ingredient in each one is Duct tape.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.19 at 09:41
[Jerome's] been working on some improvements to an electric foot scooter he picked up from a friend. He ordered up a powerful brushless motor and some lithium batteries.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.10.18 at 07:52