VEX Robotics World Championship 2024
The Knights Battalion does it again! For an incredible third year running, The King’s Academy has sent its talented cadets to the 2023 – 2024 VEX Robotics World Championships. This…
Drone Nationals
We made it to nationals! And to Division Finals… where we lost to the highest score of the year. Unlucky is an understatement.
The Ultimate BLT Hack: My “Secret Menu” Masterpiece at Bad Daddy’s!
Friends, the quest for the absolute best BLT on the planet can be a lifelong journey. But that journey is over. While it’s sadly not officially on the menu, I’ve…
The Kings Academy
It was hard to imagine, but The King’s Academy Army JROTC program was facing the serious threat of being shut down due to low cadet enrollment. In spite of regular…
VEX World Championship 2023
The King’s Academy VEX robotics teams recently showcased their incredible talent and innovation at the World Championships in Dallas, Texas, and came home with some serious hardware! This year’s…
The “Total Pratt Knot” (knecktie)
I dub thee: The Total Pratt Knot
Since I consider this is closer in affect to the Pratt than the Half-Windsor why should it be called the co-half-windsor
The co-half-windsor ( Li Ro Ci Ro Li Co T ) is the cousin to the Half-Windsor knot ( Li Ro Ci Lo Ri Co T ). In swapping two moves it remains similar in that it is tied right side out and absurdly considered “mathematically” asymmetrical (same number of L and R moves), but different in that it is visually symmetrical, self-releasing… and completely dismissed everywhere. I believe the visual symmetry is achieved through the obvious symmetry around the first Centring move – Li Ro Ci Ro Li – nearest the center are Ro moves on either side, followed by Li moves.
Compressed Air Rocket Launchers
When it comes to making your own launcher, it’s hard for me to do much better than the Instructable I put together a few years back. If on the other…
Firebot
At RobotsConf in Florida Ben was struggling to find a way to make his bot competitive. All the bots started as identical laser cut kits. Whatever to do? Hairspray! Well…
Prosthetic LIghts
While working with a prosthetist (someone that designs, creates and fits artificial limbs) to record and analyze the behavior and performance of of amputees wearing prosthetics, we discovered that we…
Feltronics Radio
The first radio created with Feltronics, while functional, was a bit complicated. And as can be seen in photographs of our early days, we did not have a consistent product.…
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