Make Podcast: Weekend Projects Make A Kite Aerial

For this weekend project, I have a Kite Aerial Photography Rig (KAP). This was one of those projects, renewal requires several times to get it so that it would fly. I started with a VEX robotics kit and then had to make many changes to make it easier. Watch the video to learn more! For more information, refer to the teaching post. My thanks to Sparky, Jake, and innocent passers-by who helped the plant into the air Gasworks Park in Seattle. Click here to view the video (MP4) delivered automatically with iTunes. This video will play on PC / Mac / Linux / PSP and iPod video devices. Also for your viewing pleasure - HD, 3gp and Blip. Update: Sparky put up a photo set here. More action: I sent them up again, read in the photo collection of Cal Anderson Park!

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25 Responses to “Make Podcast: Weekend Projects Make A Kite Aerial”

  1. WeAreTwoDoorsDown Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 8:22 am

    3:36 I thought it was going to fall into the bay! That would suck so much!

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  2. Qber4life Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 8:43 am

    @pizzadudemandude It's attached to the string of a kite, which pulls the rig up into the sky.

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  3. bonscott1036 Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 8:53 am

    so cool

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  4. lies65821 Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 9:30 am

    Thank you for the wonderful group of videos
    gooooooooooooooood

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  5. pizzadudemandude Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 10:19 am

    how does the camera rig go up if it has no sail?

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  6. TheJrEngineer Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 10:48 am

    That was awesome.

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  7. foundationruss Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 10:59 am

    YES SEATTLE!

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  8. squalea Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 11:52 am

    You can see it at 5:24... it's just way up in the sky. The actual kite isn't as important as the rig; you just need a stable kite that can generate plenty of lift to haul your rig.

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  9. dokutorutako Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    Why not use LEGO....
    Real Rocketscientist

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  10. ismetteren Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    i guees people will flame you for posting spam...

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  11. xXghillieXx Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    paste this to 2 other videos
    go to your channel and see your comments
    JUST DO IT IT'S SCARY!!

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  12. 2000jago Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    Why do we never get to see the actual kite?

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  13. CatspitProductions Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    Thats pretty cool. Check out my videos for tutorials on screen printing tee shirts. Questions welcome.

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  14. 23MK07 Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 3:24 pm

    You're amazing Bre. That was the best.

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  15. nubiennze Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    Cool!

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  16. chizzychizzy78 Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    this is scary if u read this this? far u will die in 10 days if u dont send to any 15 videos in 2 hour

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  17. piroclips Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    he sounds like napoleon dynamite

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  18. mojoisahobo Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    oh yah, i see it

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  19. ethankern Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 6:03 pm

    you can see the space needle at 5:33

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  20. Wolf555Hound Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    VEX ROBOTICS!!!! i love it! Bought it for $100, loved it ever since.

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  21. Kurpalac Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    Hey you live in my area. I can show you how to mount a camera on a model airplane and do AP. I used a similar servo mechanism for snapping photos, but mainly just did video.

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  22. beehard44 Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    i think with the camera, he can work at google maps!!!

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  23. shmeeganhoff Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    i bet he thought "Im ••••ed if this falls"

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  24. moonslayer53 Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    Awesome bravo!!!

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  25. nerf15 Says:
    July 31st, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    "you'll just have to trust me; I've got lots of batteries in here" lol

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