Uma máquina de Jogos, Lulzbot, e Vídeo em Câmara Lenta

Feita em placa de madeira cortada numa Shopbot, eis algo para pôr na Sala de Jogos, e passar uns momentos bem-passados, feito com um Arduino a controlar, maravilha:

DIY Skee Ball Machine

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The skee ball machine is a wonderful thing. The simple experience of rolling a ball into a target is so freakishly satisfying that I used to play as much as I could as a kid at the local amusement park/mini-golf course. The sound of the rolling ball on the ramp, the pop as it launched in the air, and the bouncing as you hoped it would hit the 50 or even the 100.

So when the idea for doing a bigger project came up, I jumped at the chance to make a DIY version. I was amazingly lucky to get a lot of help from the folks at Because We Can who did the design and fabrication of the machine on a Shopbot.

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Skee-Ball-Machine/

Eis a análise da Gizmag sobre a simpática Impressora 3D TAZ, da LulzBot, completamente aberta e configurável ao vosso gosto, tudo open source, e com uma àrea de Impressão, uma resolução máxima, e uma velocidade de Impressão consideráveis!

Review: LulzBot TAZ 3D printer

Randall Marsh

Boasting the largest print envelope available for less than US$5,000, the LulzBot TAZ is a RepRap-style 3D printer that presents an open, no-frills design. The TAZ 1.0 is LulzBot’s fourth generation printer, and it uses the company’s sixth generation hot-end (the nozzle and extrusion mechanism for 3D printing). This printer uses an open-source format for both its software and hardware, also known as Libre Hardware.

http://www.gizmag.com/review-lulzbot-taz-3d-printer/29284/

...E eis o Vídeo em Cãmara Lenta pró Povo, bem, mais barata e acessível, pelo menos.

Para que nós, Engenhocas analizemos os fenómenos, e o funcionamento das nossas Máquinas, como deve de ser, sem termos de nos deitar a adivinhar!

É bom!

Edgertronic aims to make super slow-motion video more affordable

Simon Crisp

Whether it's a bursting water balloon or the flapping wings of a bird, super slow-motion video can reveal the incredible nature of seemingly mundane events. But this footage doesn't come cheap. With typical set-ups costing in excess of US$30,000, its use is often limited to those with mega-budgets. The Edgertronic high speed video camera aims to to change that, by offering pro specs with a (relatively) affordable price-tag.

http://www.gizmag.com/edgertronic-slow-motion-camera/29298/