EXPO Hat Parade
erco
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In another thread, Matt G mentions a wireless camera hat. Right on the line between cool & dorky.
Then I got the idea to make a purposely dorky tech hat for Expo. Something on, live, operating, doing a dynamic, visible task. Motors, servos, lights, sounds, LEDs... (although outdoors, LEDs might not be so visible). So far, my ideas are:
1) giant relays & flashing lights per http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7xZP7p7Zpe4
2) robot arm (2-3 servos moving. I have plenty...)
3) servo catapult per http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBN9sTBDDLE
4) flamethrower (unwise, but certainly fun to consider)
So I'm throwing it out there if anyone else wants to knock out a silly hat. If we have a few of us, we might just get our own Main Street Electrical parade going. This might be a fun overnight project for Friday night. Pizza, beer, soldering irons & hot melt glue (OMG, is erco advocating scratch-building AGAIN?)
If not a hat, something wearable that would show up well indoors on video. Any interest? Peter, I hope I can count on you...
Clearly, a Prop Beanie with motorized propeller is low-hanging fruit. OBC?
Joe Grand has his weather hat: http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Images/Resources/JoeGrand-L.jpg
Between him and Matt, someone subliminally planted this foolish seed in my head.
Then I got the idea to make a purposely dorky tech hat for Expo. Something on, live, operating, doing a dynamic, visible task. Motors, servos, lights, sounds, LEDs... (although outdoors, LEDs might not be so visible). So far, my ideas are:
1) giant relays & flashing lights per http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7xZP7p7Zpe4
2) robot arm (2-3 servos moving. I have plenty...)
3) servo catapult per http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBN9sTBDDLE
4) flamethrower (unwise, but certainly fun to consider)
So I'm throwing it out there if anyone else wants to knock out a silly hat. If we have a few of us, we might just get our own Main Street Electrical parade going. This might be a fun overnight project for Friday night. Pizza, beer, soldering irons & hot melt glue (OMG, is erco advocating scratch-building AGAIN?)
If not a hat, something wearable that would show up well indoors on video. Any interest? Peter, I hope I can count on you...
Clearly, a Prop Beanie with motorized propeller is low-hanging fruit. OBC?
Joe Grand has his weather hat: http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Images/Resources/JoeGrand-L.jpg
Between him and Matt, someone subliminally planted this foolish seed in my head.
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@erco, we'll make a Propeller head out of you yet!!
OBC
BUT, a QUAD Propeller Beanie should be all the rage at this years event!!
Duane?
Rich?
If Ken wears his shirt, I'll wear my Mecanum robot as a hat.
erco, I don't need another project! I have a bunch of half finished projects I want to finish before Expo.
Although since the UAV rules have changed, I'm no longer trying to get my robot arm attached to my helicopter. So, if others are joining in, I might cave to peer pressure and bring things to make a hat.
I'm just trying to figure out how to explain this to my wife.
"Why are you making a hat?"
"Because the guys on the forum told me to."
The above reason didn't impress her much as a reason to program the mecanum robot to do a figure 8.
"You having the robot drive around our (what used to be clean) dinner plates because the guys on the forum told you to?"
Fortunately she didn't ask the "if they asked you to jump off a cliff. . ." question I would have received from my parents long ago.
@Duane: Fine. I FORBID YOU to make a hat. That can do a Figure 8...
I have body shaped like a god... (Buddha) --
Afraid those two lamps on the front wouldn't stand a chance of not being flexed..
OBC