Build a supercharged eAT-6 "Texan" paper airplane

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Yes, you can send a paper airplane 30 meters — if it has a battery-powered motor on it. Popular Science has a supercharged eAT-6 paper airplane DIY that uses bristol board and a salvaged capacitor to make a paper airplane that leaves the rubber-band blasted variety in the dust. Their total cost is £7, but that assumes £2 for 4 AA batteries and you can probably just steal those from your boss’s pager. [GT]

supercharged eAT-6 paper airplane DIY

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Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch

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Somewhat resembling a prop from Venture Bros., the Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch uses a combination of coloured LEDs to represent the date, hours and minutes. Green and red show the hours, and green and yellow show the minutes. The strap is carbon fibre with a leather back. ¥13,900. [GT]

Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch

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Jetpack International powers up the turbines

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One constant cry we hear in our jobs looking at all the new technology coming down the pike is “Where’s my jetpack?” We told you about the TAM Rocket Belt and now Jetpack International is getting into the game. Their project: a turbine powered jet pack with an estimated flight time of 19 minutes, with a range of 27 miles at a max altitude of 250 ft. Cost is $200,000, or a little under $8,000 per mile. See it in action after the jump. [GT]

Jetpack International (via Oh Gizmo!)

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HRP-3 Promet Mk-II blue-collar robot

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The HRP-3 Promet Mk-II is the result of a 5-year joint effort by Kawada Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) to develop a humanoid robot with sufficient skills to enter the workforce (unlike most college graduates). The 1.6 meter tall, 68 kilo robot is made of tougher hardware to enable it to function in tough enviroments. Watch it in action after the jump. [GT]

HRP-3 Promet Mk-II blue-collar robot