KineticWorld

.:: Thursday, December 13, 2012

Blake Fall-Conroy's Minimum Wage Machine

I am looking for more info on this work, but I love what I can see already. It's called Minimum Wage Machine, and it's by Blake Fall-Conroy.

"The minimum wage machine allows anybody to work for minimum wage. Turning the crank will yield one penny every 4.97 seconds, for $7.25 an hour (NY state minimum wage). If the participant stops turning the crank, they stop receiving money. The machine's mechanism and electronics are powered by the hand crank, and pennies are stored in a plexiglas box"

This piece, and much more work can be found at blakefallconroy.com

Posted at 11:10 AM by CTP |

.:: Thursday, June 21, 2012

A Visit to SparkFun Headquarters

This past weekend I got the chance to go visit SparkFun Electronics' headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. It is quite a busy place, and a lot of people don't realize that they aren't just a warehouse boxing stuff up and shipping it out. They have complete circuit design, manufacturing, and testing facilities on site. I was spending so much time looking around, and having great conversations, that I forgot to take very many pictures though. Here's my Flickr photoset from the visit. You can find out more about them at their website.

Posted at 3:14 PM by CTP |

.:: Friday, May 04, 2012

Reuben Margolin at TED

Fellow Applied Kinetic Arts member, Reuben Margolin, gave a talk about his work at TED recently.
Please have a look and enjoy.

Posted at 11:21 AM by CTP |

.:: Thursday, May 03, 2012

Awesome Motor Source

I have been buying from and recommending ServoCity.com for a very long time for RC servos and small motors. I just found that they have added an even wider range of gearmotors, including micro-gearmotors in a block shape with nice mounting holes on different axes. Their selection of chains, sprockets, gears, wheels, and brackets is fantastic, and I have always appreciated the accessible way they present it all. Oh, and their prices are great too. Click here for the gearmotor page.

Posted at 9:47 PM by CTP |

.:: Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Make: Live Featuring Kinetic Contraptions

"Make: Live airs tonight! Don’t miss our mechanics episode where guests Lenore Edman, Windell Oskay (in the picture), and Dustyn Roberts join us to show off their kinetic projects"

Posted at 10:08 AM by CTP |

.:: Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Mad Scientist Artist Garage Sale - Berkeley - Feb 5 & 6

MAD SCIENTIST ARTIST GARAGE SALE
@ XIAN STUDIOS
February 5th & 6th
11am - 6pm

XIAN STUDIOS
1037 Murray St.
Berkeley, CA 94710

(one block south of Ashby, off San Pablo Ave. Up the street from Urban Ore)
MAP: http://goo.gl/maps/PPFN

We've got an incredible collection of gear here at our art space and it's time to get rid of it! Incredible prices! Priced to move! Deals Deals Deals!

Art - Art Supplies - Electronics
Circuit Boards - Stereo Equipment
Speakers - Computers - Printers
Hard Drives - Monitors - Servers
Electric Motors - Photography
Camera and Video Gear - Tripods
Clothing - Fabric - Jewelry - power tools
Furniture - Couches - Chairs - Tables
Metal Halide Lights - Books
Motorcycles and Parts - Cars - Bicycles
Wood - Metal - Fans - Heaters
Kitchen Stuff - Blender - Coffeemaker
2002 Ford Th!nk Electric Vehicle
1987 Peugeot 505 Sedan (low mileage, runs great!)
Electric Vehicle Parts (motors, controllers, etc)
Solar Inverters - RGB LED Rope Lights
Video Projectors - Electrostatic Air filters

Posted at 1:35 PM by CTP |

.:: Friday, January 14, 2011

Arduino - The Documentary

Arduino The Documentary (2010) English HD from gnd on Vimeo.

We've been anticipating this production for a while, and it's finally ready - Arduino The Documentary is, well, just that. Just watch it :)

Posted at 4:23 PM by CTP |

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