Speeding through the streets
is the destiny of the toilet
Speaking of this guy, he has appeared many times in negative reviews, if he wants to sue us for infringing his portrait rights, the negative reviews might go bankrupt T.T
But there’s nothing we can do. When it comes to creative thinking, we always think of this daring genius. If anyone thought of this fellow first, please stand up
Hmm~ The concept of a maker is quite vague and abstract. If I had to define it, I would say it is: someone with a particularly large imagination who can bring it to reality. In a sense, makers are the masters of imagination.
However, imagination is a scarce resource. Good ideas and inspiration are often hard to come by, so there is a group of people who are full of ambition, hoping to open up everyone’s imagination and indirectly make the world a better place.
Incredible…
So this time, I visited DFrobot located in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, a tech company that aims to become a weapons depot for makers. According to BOSS Ye Chen, he loved making robots back in the day, established a robot forum, and occasionally sold some parts to others. Gradually, he felt this was a business opportunity, thus embarking on the entrepreneurial path…
The employees of their company also have strong hands-on skills. The shelves at the entrance are filled with various projects. Although I don’t know what they are for, they all look quite advanced because they all have wires…
In a casual chat, a staff member proudly introduced:
“Our chips are quite advanced, even NASA engineers are using them!~”
“Wow, so advanced, what are they used for?”
“I heard they can grow tomatoes in space using urine or something.”
“What? 0 0·?”
DFrobot has customized a batch of open-source hardware for the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which is being used in a satellite mission called Eu:CROPIS.
The full name of this mission is the Eye Worm Algae and Composite Regenerative Organic Matter – Food Production in Space. DLR aims to cultivate a symbiotic community composed of bacteria, tomatoes, and single-celled algae in space using synthetic urine. NASA will also participate in the experiment to measure the rate of photosynthesis of the algae.
Besides such lofty projects, they also sell various main control boards, Arduino kits, sensors, and modules that are hard to understand. Anyway, assembling a robot with the ammunition they provide is no problem at all.
For example, a cycling enthusiast pieced together:
“Aurora” bicycle laser turn signal, customizable with 16 million colors and flowing effects, laser distance reminder, can connect to a mobile phone. Installed on the back of the bicycle or on the rider’s back, it will display turning signals based on the tilt of the body when turning.
Or make a peeping robot:
This robot uses a Devastator tracked robot base, paired with a Romeo BLE control board. It can be remotely controlled using the GoBLE mobile app. The top of the tracked robot is equipped with a gimbal to control the camera rotation, allowing for live monitoring via a computer.
They do have enough ammunition, but to spark imagination, hardware alone is not enough. DFrobot also provides a practical training ground: the Mushroom Cloud Maker Space. Members of Mushroom Cloud can use tools and equipment for free here, find like-minded companions, and exchange ideas and skills.
It is said that these tables are a bit expensive, does anyone know…?
Also, standing in the corner of the machine room is this statue that looks like it was made by a CNC machine.
For novice users, Mushroom Cloud provides many ready-made kits and cases to help everyone discover their interests and learn knowledge through hands-on experience. Of course, these are not enough for me, so the suggestion from Mushroom Cloud’s head coach, Lee, is: someone as talented as you, Shisan, should not limit your thinking; you should expand your imagination, discover your true needs deep down, and then we will find a way to realize them together.
However, Shisan’s mind is only filled with poop…
Regarding the issue of local players lacking imagination, Lee joked: Currently, the development level of makers in China is far behind that of foreign countries, and the main constraint may be Taobao and the college entrance examination. Taobao limits everyone’s willingness to be hands-on; there is nothing you can’t buy there; while the college entrance examination limits everyone’s hands-on ability, drowning our childhood curiosity in a sea of questions.
There should be applause here
For some reason, I suddenly thought of this.
There has always been a saying in the community that makers do not pursue profit, but rather a belief. So there are always people questioning that makers always create things that are useless, like the guy riding the toilet speeding through the streets at 80km/h, who indeed did not create any social value.
Of course, this is a subjective question. Whether the path of makers should maintain a quirky style or create commercial value has nothing to do with Shisan. But for me, happiness is a kind of value, and I was defeated in an instant by this seemingly useless thing below.
PS: This mask was also made by a 3D printer.
Hmm, although it was fun, the process of loading the ammunition was extremely painful… It can load up to 1200 rubber bands, so everyone can feel it.
So if you get the chance, you can also try it. Making such a small toy or drone is not a problem. If you feel it’s not advanced enough, you can unleash the maker spirit and add dynamic tracking, laser targeting, automatic launching, and other modules. If this thing can be hung on the bedside to ward off evil and mosquitoes, then the commercial value will be realized…
Anyway, if you need various modules and parts temporarily, you can buy them from the vending machine nearby.
Creativity is a byproduct of mastery, and mastery can only be cultivated through long-term practice. So, young people, when you’re bored, play around with chips to make this world less abstract and distant!
To cultivate everyone’s hands-on ability, this issue’s benefit will be a somewhat challenging kit that allows everyone to make a light-chasing robot by hand!
Don’t judge this thing by its ugly appearance; it can sense surrounding obstacles and brightness, chasing the light. You can also use simple Arduino programming to achieve functions like obstacle avoidance, turning, and automatic light-chasing.
Hmm, due to the certain threshold of making this little thing, to ensure the benefits are not shelved, try to use a sentence to prove that you are a maker. The comment that makes Shisan feel the most maker spirit will get to take it home! The winners will be announced when I, the deadly Shisan, appear next time.
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