Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Missile Launching Fun

USB Missile Launcher

One of the coolest presents that I got for my Birthday this year was a USB Missile Launcher from Shantell’s parents. Here is a little video showing some of the fun I’ve been having with it:

In the future I plan to create a program combining it and a Microsoft Kinect. With the help of its depth sensor and some simple kinematic equations (Yay physics!) I will have a pretty cool auto-aiming missile launcher.

…So soon you will be able to shoot our cat with missiles from the comfort of your own home! :)