I was part of a project to produce a device to encourage children to explore nature. The group settled on … More
Category: Builds
My mechanical Duck (Part 3 Conclusion)
Introduction This mechanical duck is an attempt at biomimicry, something that man has been doing for a long time. Prominent … More
My mechanical Duck(Part 2)
I got the duck to float on water. It floats due to the bouyancy of the extruded polystyrene underneath the … More
My Mechanical Duck(Part 1)
I am building a mechanical duck. It is my attempt at biomimicry, copying nature. I want to amuse myself by … More
Kite Aerial Photography
The ultra low budget way of sending up a camera to a reasonable altitude I think is with a kite. … More
Building a Gimbal (Part 5)
2 problems were solved today. The probem with the gimbal going out of control at extreme angles and the continueous … More
The London Bus
Here is the London Bus, created in Professor Peter Cheung’s Electronics module at the Dyson School of Design Engineering at … More
Making a potometer
I had to make a potometer for biology class in 2014 and measure the transpiration rates of plants under different … More