http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Wed, 22 May 2013 13:09:15 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Improve-the-Toad-Anti-Gravity-Foot-Brace-TAG-br/
Improve the Toad Anti-Gravity Foot Brace ("TAG" brace) - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FFT/UD3V/HERLZROC/FFTUD3VHERLZROC.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FFT/UD3V/HERLZROC/FFTUD3VHERLZROC.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FFT/UD3V/HERLZROC/FFTUD3VHERLZROC.SMALL.jpg ERPIH8HHEQEG014 W_world The Toad Anti-Gravity Foot Brace (or Tag Brace) is an orthotic device made by Toad Medical Corporation. It is advertised to "completely [unload] the foot and ankle complex". It accomplishes this by taking the pressure normally occurring on the sole of the foot and distributing it over the the lower ...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Mon, 1 Apr 2013 09:00:05 PDT Improve-the-Toad-Anti-Gravity-Foot-Brace-TAG-br http://www.instructables.com/id/Safety-Stoplight-The-Easy-Arduino-powered-volta/
Safety Stoplight: The Easy, Arduino-powered, voltage warning light - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FAK/BY1F/H5ED7NWU/FAKBY1FH5ED7NWU.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FAK/BY1F/H5ED7NWU/FAKBY1FH5ED7NWU.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FAK/BY1F/H5ED7NWU/FAKBY1FH5ED7NWU.SMALL.jpg ESV6P7DH5E9PY0Q W_world This was a side project I completed during my time as Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Intern at the National Renewable Energy Lab. I highly recommend the program. (I did much cooler things than this, but those will be papers not Instructables :) We worked with some occasionally high voltage equipme...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sat, 4 Aug 2012 04:00:01 PDT Safety-Stoplight-The-Easy-Arduino-powered-volta http://www.instructables.com/id/COTS-Air-Muscles-and-how-not-to-do-internal-positi/
COTS Air Muscles and how not to do internal position feedback - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FMD/F0QV/H32S05MM/FMDF0QVH32S05MM.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FMD/F0QV/H32S05MM/FMDF0QVH32S05MM.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FMD/F0QV/H32S05MM/FMDF0QVH32S05MM.SMALL.jpg E0D2K0CH337JG5G W_world Air muscles are great because they are inherently shielded from dirt and moisture. However, they are normally controlled with exposed position sensors (potentiometers). You also can't use a potentiometer if you have a compliant joint. My goal was to create an inexpensive, position feedback system th...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:30:00 PDT COTS-Air-Muscles-and-how-not-to-do-internal-positi http://www.instructables.com/id/Giant-Clicker-Pen/
Giant Clicker Pen! - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FON/0IED/H1QMLC7G/FON0IEDH1QMLC7G.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FON/0IED/H1QMLC7G/FON0IEDH1QMLC7G.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FON/0IED/H1QMLC7G/FON0IEDH1QMLC7G.SMALL.jpg ELYDSK4H1QMLC7S W_world We built this enormous retractable pen as part of our Kinematics class at BYU. The goal was to build a mechanism big enough to teach and be handled by fourth-graders. Collaborators: Ryan Anderson, Scott Taysom, Steve White, Brettany Rupert, Clifton Dudley, Wyatt Felt Here's a look at the mater...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Tue, 8 May 2012 02:37:03 PDT Giant-Clicker-Pen http://www.instructables.com/id/Twisty-Balloon-Pneumatic-Actuator/
Twisty Balloon Pneumatic Actuator - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FTZ/LSNG/H1EN71MN/FTZLSNGH1EN71MN.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FTZ/LSNG/H1EN71MN/FTZLSNGH1EN71MN.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FTZ/LSNG/H1EN71MN/FTZLSNGH1EN71MN.SMALL.jpg E5WHZ8LH1HMDMQY W_world My name is Wyatt Felt, I'm a Junior in Mechanical Engineering at BYU. When I saw the Harvard Soft Robot  wiggling around I was impressed at the simplicity of the actuation. I liked how the legs re-extended with their own elasticity. I wondered whether the idea could be scaled up for skeletal sy...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Wed, 5 Dec 2012 19:30:01 PST Twisty-Balloon-Pneumatic-Actuator http://www.instructables.com/id/PosterBot%3a-Make-a-Marker-Writing-Robot-out-of-an-O/
PosterBot: Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FOW/FMD7/F5Y3YTPN/FOWFMD7F5Y3YTPN.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FOW/FMD7/F5Y3YTPN/FOWFMD7F5Y3YTPN.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FOW/FMD7/F5Y3YTPN/FOWFMD7F5Y3YTPN.SMALL.jpg EM9RWKMF5Y3YTS2 W_world I decided to make this robot because I've never had very neat handwriting, so making large letters has always been difficult. When I was on Student Council in high school, I always got marked down for posters that weren't "neat" enough. Like any nerd, I figured "If I can't do it, I'll make a robot t...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Fri, 6 May 2011 06:30:08 PDT PosterBot%3a-Make-a-Marker-Writing-Robot-out-of-an-O