Dane Kouttron

Dane Kouttron's project portfolio - electronics, robotics, electric vehicles, hardware reverse engineering and engineering experiments.

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Camera Chase Vehicle

2026262 points27 comments Hardware & Electronics details

You stumble on a weird robot chassis in an industrial warehouse. Its adorable, enormous and will likely be scrapped.

DIY Adapter: Using an e-bike battery to run a laptop

2023137 points70 comments Hardware & Electronics details

The goal here is to grab power from external battery packs of varying voltages and supply power to 'desktop replacement' sized laptops. This same topology can be used for Dell barrel jack systems.

The Flying Nimbus – A high-power, self-balancing transportation contraption

2014122 points27 commentscited by 3Hardware & Electronics details

What does a recycled (heavily used) go kart tire, an action-packed three-phase servo drive and a gyro/accelerometer have in common?