Green Machine (!!!!!)
Basically, this is a long term project for geniuses, you have to make a FULLY ELECTRIC HUMAN TRANSPORT VEHICLE. Extra points for aerodynamics and using a better resource than a wall outlet, like a solar panel or a little windmill that uses the wind as you drive.
It could be a boat, a car, a bike (windshield wiper motor on a bike, hint hint, been meaning to do this) a segway thingy, anything you think of. And yes, even a walking chair!!! yeah!!!
RULES: yes, they can be confusing, i know :D
1) THE VEHICLE MUST RUN OFF OF ELECTRICITY
2) THE VEHICLE MUST CARRY A PERSON. A LIVING ONE, HOPEFULLY THE CREATOR OR CREATOR'S CHILDREN
(And yes, it has to be safe! If it doesn't travel too fast, great, but if it is too zippy, you need seat belts.)
remember: extra points if the vehicle does not need to recharge from a wall socket!!! and also extra extra points if you paint it green! hehe, almost forgot
As for the reward, I don't know. I have limited resources and i cannot ship, so unless someone else is willing enough to pitch in a prize, I guess it will be mine and LMR's respect! not too shabby though :)
lol, and the challenge now has a due date at the "end of the world"




@ Sun, 2010-01-03 04:08
Well... I have a good start if i ripped off this design
http://www.aptera.com/learn.php
however.... i could make one at least 20% more efficient.... yeah mechanical/electrical engineers!
@ Mon, 2009-07-27 11:13
Challenge Accepted
Alright, I'm taking up the challenge on behalf of my high school robotics class in Israel. We met yesterday to discuss our plans for the coming year and we decided that we're going to build a solar-powered vehicle capable of seating 1-2 people. We already have several large commercial solar panels which have been gathering dust in the lab's corner for the past year and we're planning on mounting them on top of the vehicle to charge our batteries.
I believe that the school's budget can cover the project's cost, but we're currently contacting several companies in Israel to see if we can find a sponsor. If anyone is interested or knows of a company which might be interested, let me know.
@ Mon, 2009-07-27 17:36
Cool!
@ Mon, 2009-07-27 17:50
No Prize Necessary
Don't worry about the prize- we decided to make the car before I ever even saw your challenge. (And just knowing that we accomplished this will be enough of a prize for us.)
We're probably not going to begin working on this until the beginning of the school year in September. I'll post updates as we go along.
@ Mon, 2009-07-27 20:38
Well, so far it seems its
@ Mon, 2009-09-21 16:27
cool
@ Sun, 2009-07-26 03:41
lol, yeah I was wondering
@ Sun, 2009-07-26 02:40
That's what I'm talking
@ Sun, 2009-07-26 03:23
haa yeah XDi need to come to
haa yeah XD
i need to come to LMR more often :-)
@ Sun, 2009-07-26 00:50
ho ho ho whats this? even a