September 2018 Page 5 of 7
Summary I used stored gravitational potential as the operating principle for my device. The servo turns and pushes an eraser which is attached to the first level by…
This living tripod operates as an articulated support structure. The tripod loses his footing, and after falling down wriggles on the table in a failed attempt…
Temporal Demo 2: Pratfall The device to demonstrate pratfall is a simple bridge that collapses upon activation of the motor. On one end the bridge is held in…
Bluetooth Knife Sharpening Helper Oshadha Gunasekara Context To a chef, a knife is extremely important. As a result, most chefs sharpen their knives frequently to avoid the dulling…
The scenario of this project is that a person falls to the ground. In addition, he doesn’t want others to know that he fell so he started to…
This scramble machine moves with a pattern of falling and getting up. The front legs of the machine are connected to two servo motors that are controlled by…
Nick’s First Pitch Context The project I chose to write about is centered around Nick LeGrande, a young boy with aplastic anemia who loves baseball. This disease can…
With candy striped legs the creature comes Moving softly through the shadow of the evening sun Stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead Looking for the victim…
Falling Rocker Oshadha Gunasekara – Fall 2018 The Falling Rocker is a rocking-device that builds up energy until it reaches the point at which it falls. This system’s…
Arduino Garden Controller Justin Kufro Video The Rationale & Goals The author of the ‘garduino’ is a civil engineer and electrical hobbyist that also runs his own YouTube…