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'Drone It Yourself' Lets You Create a Drone from Any Object

'Drone It Yourself' Lets You Create a Drone from Any Object
Have you ever wished for a flying book? A flying keyboard? Or, perhaps, a flying bodyboard? Well, it's your lucky day, because thanks to "Drone It Yourself," you can turn pretty much any object into a quadrocopter. The drone kit, created by Dutch independent designer Jasper Van Loenen, is comprised of pieces that can be 3D printed, and then clamped to any object you so desire. On his website, Van Loenen points out that the parts can be custom-designed, and that other DIY enthusiasts can modify them to make new add-ons for the quadrocopter drone. To find out more, check out the video, above. Image courtesy of Vimeo, Jasper Van Loenen

Quadcopter build log 1. Introduction This page will be a walktrough on the creation of my quadcopter. 2. Should you decide to build your own frame, start with drawings as every engineer does. Cross (aluminium square tubes from the local DIY shop) For the Dutch, Hornbach is your next stop ;-) Lower level of the "Hamburger", with light switch, power plug, Spektrum satellite receiver and LiPo low battery warner. 3. I decided to make a 'power ring' to provide the ESC's and other equipment with power. After supplying your ESC's with power, you have to program each ESC to let it function properly for a Quadcopter. Typical programming card Quadcopter setup. 4. Before you make your control board unreachable by wiring etc, be sure it's programmed with the latest firmware. Pin 1 on the KK board is located here: The Lazyzero KK multicopter flash tool is excellent for upgrading your control board to the firmware of your liking. The control board should contract less vibrations from the motors as possible. 5. 6. !! 7. 8.

Dentsu – ASOBERU-T – New T-shirt technology – Hold up a smartphone over the T-shirt, then characters and other designs will pop up on the screen from nowhere Dentsu, a Japanese advertising company, announced that they have developed a new T-shirt technology called “ASOBERU-T”. They developed the unique and fun T-shirt technology that gives you 3 different ways to enjoy the T-shirt: Play, Shot and Share. To start playing with the T-shirt, you need to install the dedicated free application on your smartphone. Play: Hold your smartphone over the T-shirt, then you will see characters and other designs pop-up on the screen from nowhere. Shot: Pose with the characters and take some good photos with them. Share: Post those photos on the SNS sites. As part of its first stage, BEAMS, which is a popular Japanese clothing brand, is going to release 5 kinds of “ASOBERU-T” T-shirts in collaboration with Gindama (anime) and The Wonderful!

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MK3 Exoskeleton Suit Promises to Make Schoolgirls Better, Taller, Stronger Cyborgs might walk among us one day. For now, it’s just Japanese schoolgirls decked out in exoskeleton suits. You might have noticed that manufacturers turn to schoolgirls whenever they want to market some hot, new product in Japan. This time around, it’s the Powered Jacket MK3 developed by Sagawa Electronics. It’s the first commercially available exoskeleton that’s being marketed in the country. The promotion video starts out a bit weird at first, but watch for a bit longer to see the demo of the exoskeleton suit. The exoskeleton will be made available in limited numbers starting this month and will be priced at $123,000. VIA [ Dvice ]

Foam-squirting quadcopter becomes a flying 3D printer The swiftlet may not look much different than other little birds, but it has one unique ability – it builds its nest out of its own saliva. Inspired by the swiftlet, scientists at Imperial College London's Aerial Robotics Lab have created a robotic quadcopter that can extrude polyurethane foam while in flight. By targeting where that foam goes, it can build up simple structures, essentially becoming a flying 3D printer. The technology could have some very important applications. View all Developed mainly by Graham Hunt and other members of a team led by Dr. In its current form, the aircraft uses GPS and an external system of 16 infrared cameras to identify targets upon which to spray the foam, within an indoor lab. Down the road, however, Kovac's team hopes to create fully-autonomous UAVs equipped with their own high-speed cameras and 3D depth senors, that could function in a variety of chaotic, real-world conditions. Source: Imperial College London via New Scientist

Robo Raven is a robotic drone that flies like a real bird | Science! Before the concept of lift was well-understood, humanity tried all manner of bird-shaped contraptions in the pursuit of powered flight. It was a monumental failure back then, but a team at the University of Maryland Robotics Center is reviving the idea with a robot. They have managed to construct a lightweight flying robot with flapping wings, just like a bird. The so-called Robo Raven is not the first attempt to build a robot that mimics bird flight. It uses two electronically synchronized programmable motors to flap the wings. It doesn’t just fly, though. This robot could have a future in surveillance operations, but first it needs to slim down a bit more to carry a camera. Now read: DARPA shows off cheap robot hand capable of delicate maneuvers

Emopulse Smile SmartWatch goes up for pre-order Many of the communication devices that attempt to make the jump from our hands to our wrists tend to follow the same form factor as mechanical watches (think Pebble or the much-rumored Apple iWatch, for example). The Smile SmartWatch from Emopulse is quite a different proposition. If the company manages to transform its working prototype into an actual commercial product, the Smile will be a smartphone, entertainment and gaming hub, social network and news feed, personal assistant, digital watch, and a stunning piece of wrist bling all rolled into one futuristic device. View all Basically a twin-display smartphone you can wrap around your wrist and wear like a bracelet, the working prototypes are reported to have made use of experimental flexible displays. The first batch were monochrome, but the latest are full-color OLED. Koloskov told us that the Smile will be no Pebble, and should have a display more comparable to the quality offered by the iPhone. Sources: Emopulse, Indiegogo

20 High Tech Outdoor Camping Gear & Gadgets This post is dedicated to the hardworking geek who also has a love for sweet mother nature. If you are into hiking with your family members, traversing the outdoors, climbing hills or peaks and would like to bask in the sounds of nature while keep your gadgets closeby, there are solutions listed here that you will probably love. Compiled in this list are 20 high tech gear and gadgets for your next outdoor adventure or camping trip. For those who have to conduct research in wooded areas, we have also listed some high tech tools to help you document your data, recharge your batteries, give you safe drinking water (very important) and keep you safe and and on track. Recommended Reading: 20+ Ideal Gifts For Photographers MPOWERD Luci. Eton Scorpion. Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter System. X-1 Surge Contact Waterproof Headset. CamelBak All Clear Bottle. Nemo Helio Pressure Shower. Handspresso Wild Hybrid. Petzl NAO Headlamp. LifeProof Braven BRV-1 Waterproof Bluetooth Speakers. Garmin Quatix.

walyou Inink’s Playful Tees: Wear Your iPod on Your Shirt Some people wear their hearts on their sleeve, but you can wear your iPod instead. It’s more than just a novelty, because this shirt by inink can actually come in handy, especially if you listen to music a lot. If you’ve never sprung for one of those iPod or iPhone armbands that let you run, jog, or do whatever it is you need to do with both hands, then this shirt is a fun alternative. These shirts are part of inink’s “pocket series.” Check out the shirts on inink’s site (Japanese language.) VIA [ Spoon & Tamago ]

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