Inventors often get their start by taking things apart. With that in mind, we asked young folks at FIRST to draft a list of modern devices they’d like to dismantle and re-purpose into other products.
1) Turn a USB Webcam into a microscope
Suggested by:
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 811 from Nashua, N.H.
“Cardinals”
2) Turn a printer into a paper shredder
Suggested by:
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1519 from Milford, N.H.
“Mechanical Mayhem”
3) Turn your iPod into a bootable computer
Suggested by:
FIRST Tech Challenge Team 311 from Williamston, S.C.
“Fembots”
4) Turn your Nintendo NES into a DVD player
Suggested by:
FIRST Tech Challenge Team 315 from Williamston, S.C.
“Blackout”
5) Turn an old computer monitor into a fish tank
Suggested by:
Eric Roper
Alumnus from
FIRST Tech Challenge Team 306 from Williamston, S.C.
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