Monday, August 16, 2010

First thoughts

Raw mat'ls:

Foam board, aluminum(dulled), Poster board, Balsa, ply, MDF

See hobby shops like PM hobby craft and Michaels

Some initial ideas:

XY plotter - supply the parts in kit form. Drawing and cutting are possible.

Ski jacket with Lilypad components - Audio commands are interpreted and response is audio or visual. Get ski performance data and communications, hands free.

Dirt Digger & Camera - Website with a physical robotic arm in a sandbox. Users can book time then remotely interface with the hardware. A webcam gives feedback. A blade clears the sandbox for the next user.

Webify kit - take any experiment and mount it on the web. Control and monitoring.

Previously published models (UWI) - model airconditioning system, car sensors and actuators.

Simple models of industrial processes.

Aqua/Hydroponics - sensors and actuators with vessels in kit form

Smart House model.

A small engine (RC gas) or custom built. Electronic ignition and valves.

A simple steam engine

Alternative energy models - solar, wind, wave

Robots -an arm, simple vehicles (Car, Plane, Boat) - more complex ones (Tether submarine, Aerial photography, security, snow)

Processing/Arduino combos

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