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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. While our boats were in international waters , Sweden ha s oversight of the airspace above that part of the Baltic Sea.) Even more important, it came back down in one piece.

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Escape Proprietary Smart Home Tech With This DIY Panel

Cars That Think

A third container runs a local Web server: When the kiosk browser is pointed to this local server instead of the hub, the screen displays internal diagnostic information that is useful for troubleshooting. The other Pi has two containers running Python scripts. One handles all the button inputs and sends commands to the hub.

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TEMO’s easy-to-install electric outboard motors make DIY e-boats simple

Baua Electric

hp internal combustion outboard motor. kW yet offers similar performance to a 3 hp internal combustion outboard motor. It’s becoming easier than ever for boaters to create their own light electric vessels using retail electric outboards that can be powered either by their own internal batteries or off-the-shelf marine batteries.

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Show Off Your Car At the Exploratorium in San Francisco

DIY Electric Car

Hello DIY'ers, The Exploratorium in the San Francisco is looking for someone who'd like to show off their DIY Electric Car for one night on October 7th as part of our monthly After Dark series. As it turns out, the Exploratorium was born out of the DIY spirit. I'm looking forward to meeting the members of the DIY Electric Car Forum.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. There are also videos on Youtube where people change the pack the DIY way or the individual modules, but be aware to only buy individual modules from a trusted source. Awesome, relaxing car to drive.

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5 phase SRM motors

DIY Electric Car

I don't think the ambient temperature matters much, because all modern EV motors run high enough power density that they need active (normally liquid, often oil) cooling; their internal operating temperature can get pretty high, even in a temperate climate. Both rotor designs experience heating.

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Video Friday: Robot Arms for the ISS

Cars That Think

GITAI will demonstrate the capabilities of its autonomous robot outside the International Space Station Bishop airlock in 2023, including thermal blanket manipulation and component installation. GITAI ] Thanks, Sho! Today we set up a football yard in our office and let two Bittle robot dogs play football [soccer] for the first time.