You don’t need to a mutant to become Wolverine. Well, you won’t become him per se, but you will be able to build something that’ll extend and retract your claws on command. For that, you’ll need the MyoWare, which is a wearable muscle-sensing platform that lets you control bots, video games, and prosthetics (claws and all.)
MyoWare works by monitoring muscle activity and generating voltage when the muscles are flexed. The harder the wearer flexes, the higher the output voltage produced.
MyoWare is currently up for funding on Kickstarter, where a pledge of $35 will get you one MyoWare sensor and a pack of 6 electrodes.
We’ve seen plenty of Wolverine claw replicas, some even retract and deploy on command, but MyoWare’s claws react to your muscle movements. Now you can be the Wolverine you have always wanted to be.
MyoWare has even made their hardware technologies open source and shared their step-by-step instructions to build the claws for yourself. How cool is that? Their Kickstarter campaign will be donating one of the new 4th generation sensors for every five backers to Limbitless Solutions, a non-profit organization that builds and donates 3D-printed myoelectric prosthetic arms to children around the world. That’s doubly awesome.
[Make: via Fashionably Geek]
I can think of no better way to celebrate your passion for Marvel’s superheroes than to make some tasty baked goodies in their form. That’s exactly what Flickr contributor Cindy Li did when she baked up this batch of delicious looking banana bread, baked in the shapes of Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man and Wolverine:
These are truly bananas, Cindy. Great job!