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This all-terrain electric scooter can destroy the speed limit in a school zone without even trying. [Ben Katz] built from the ground-up and did an amazing job of documenting the journey. He strated by redesigning the suspension of a plain old kick-scooter to use these large inflatable wheels. This includes a suspension system that helps cushion the rider from the bumps of an uneven driving … [Read more...]
It's obvious this bike has some extra parts. But look closely and you'll see the chainring has no chain connecting to it. Pedaling will get you nowhere since [PJ Allen] rerouted the chain in order to drive this bicycle using an electric motor. He's got beefy motor which pulls 350 Watts at 24 Volts. For speed control he opted to use an Arduino, pumping out PWM signals to some MOSFETs. This … [Read more...]
[cHaRlEsg] posted a rant, then posted full instruction on how to build this electric go-kart for yourself. Now the rant calls this an unobtainium-free sibling to the Chibikart. We're sad to report that the unobtainium he's talking about are the hyper-awesome hand-wound hub motors that powered the original kart which left us dumbstruck after seeing it for the first time. But look, few mortals … [Read more...]
You're not going to be doing any flip-tricks with this board, but it'll let you get around without getting sweaty. The ZBoard is a motorized skateboard which is in the pre-order stages thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. It'll set you back $500 now or $600 later. With that kind of budget wouldn't it be fun to build your own? This base model can go about five miles or five hours between … [Read more...]
[Nick Thatcher] has built several iterations of a homebrew Segway, and the latest version is very impressive. When developing the project he figured there was just no way the thing would ever work, which led to its name, the No-way. After the break you can catch a video of [Nick's] test-ride. Looks like the two-wheeler is ready for daily use. You can just make out a red kill-switch on the right … [Read more...]
As winter is officially upon us, we’re pretty sure that the last thing most of you are thinking about is mowing your lawn. We would argue that it’s actually the ideal time to do so - that is, if you are interested in automating the process a bit. [Robert Smith] has spent a lot of time thinking about his lawn, wanting a way to sit back and relax while doing his weekly trimming. He set off … [Read more...]
So you're really looking for that [Norman Rockwell] Christmas and want to set up your train to encircle the Christmas tree this year. The problem is that all you've got is an old LEGO train set and not enough track for it. You can't just buy some more, because the technology has changed; or can you? [Chris] was dismayed to find that newer LEGO train sets have gone to battery operation rather … [Read more...]
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