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South African ATMs get pepper-spray defense system

, Jul 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

For most of us, the biggest ATM frustration is either the machine being out of cash or deciding to eat your card.  In South Africa, you could end up with a face full of pepper-spray.  Driven to extreme measures by the rising attacks on cash machines by South African armed robbers, some banks are fitting pepper sprays that are triggered if a camera spots you tampering with the card slots.  Unfortunately for one ATM technician last week, that trigger isn't foolproof. Read The Full Story

Resistance 2 fan-built Marksman rifle

, Jul 13th 2009 Discuss [1]

If you're going to build a DIY replica of a game weapon, then you may as well pick a big one.  Indecently-talented cosplay costume maker Hyokenseisou spent around 100 hours over just five days putting together this Resistance 2 Marksman rifle, complete with illuminated ammo counter and detachable clip. Read The Full Story

Nerf Sentry Gun checks badges, shoots intruders

, May 18th 2009 Discuss [1]

We've seen automated guns and remote-control weapons here on SlashGear before, but this Nerf Sentry Gun is particularly slick.  Designed and created by Jason Wright and Jeremy Blum as part of their robotics class at Cornell, the sentry uses a webcam to authenticate ID badges; if your name isn't on the list then, like Finland in Eurovision 2009, you're shot down. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

DIY Coilgun: 68mph from quad-capacitor array

, May 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

We obviously don't advocate DIY violence here at SlashGear, but we do have a soft-spot for homemade coilguns with trick LED lighting and bulging capacitors.  This particular beauty is the handiwork of Daniel Eindhoven, who spent around 40hrs and €100 putting together a semi-automatic gun capable of firing up to 14 shots at speeds up to 110km/h (68mph). Read The Full Story

Wiimote-controlled Airsoft Robot Gun

, Mar 27th 2009 Discuss [2]

Hacking together remote control weaponry seems to be a common pastime, and incorporating a nice, innocent Wiimote an ideal way to aim it.  Jay decided his office was missing an airsoft robot with IP webcam and internet-based remote control, so put together the pretty intimidating setup you see here. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

Tmsuk T-34 net-firing cellphone controlled security robot [Video]

, Jan 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

When the robots come for you, first they try nets and then it's the lasers.  Thankfully the Tmsuk T-34 only comes equipped with the former - at least for the moment - being in effect a remote-controlled car with an integrated net launcher.  Designed by a Japanese robotics company in conjunction with a security firm, the Tmsuk T-34 is operated via a cellphone with live video feedback. Video demo of the net-firing T-34 robot after the cut Read The Full Story

iPod touch controlled DIY Airsoft Target Range: Video Demo

, Jan 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

We're seeing more and more DIY electronics projects based on Arduino and ioBridge microprocessor modules here on SlashGear, as people discover how straightforward it can be to put together ostensibly complex prototypes.  For instance, how about an affordable moving airsoft target range, for some indoor shooting practise: Arduino and ioBridge based, it's all controlled through a custom iPod touch web interface, so that nobody has to draw the short-straw and enter the line of fire to get things going. Check out the demo video after the cut Read The Full Story

Portal ASHPD Gun replica looks amazing

, Jan 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

Now there's love, and there's making your girlfriend an incredibly detailed replica of the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device (ASHPD) gun from Portal.  Planned from game screenshots and constructed out of such mundane items as an acrylic plunger handle, it lights up, has articulated claws and will generally go perfectly with said-girlfriend's Portal cosplay costume. Read The Full Story

DIY Net Gun: video demos

, Dec 29th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you have trouble getting dates, or find your vegetable patch is frequently raided by credit-crunch victims, this DIY Net Gun may be the answer.  Constructed from PVC piping, four soda bottles, a 90-foot-square net and liberal quantities of compressed air, it's capable of launching a net 15 to 25 feet to ensnare your uninvited visitor/future wife. Check out the video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

Medicare to cover Palm Pistol ‘prescription handgun’?

, Dec 4th 2008 Discuss [2]

Back in September we wrote about the Palm Pistol, a single-shot gun intended for those with limited manual dexterity.  Now comes word that, after some FDA pondering, the Palm Pistol has been designated a Class I Medical Device.  That means that doctors will eventually be able to prescribe the weapon to qualified patients, who will then be able to claim the cost back through private or Medicare health insurance. Read The Full Story

PepperBall FlashLauncher video demo: Ouch

, Oct 27th 2008 Discuss [2]

Managing to be even more intimidating in a flashlight casing than Wicked Lasers' Spyder II GX, the PepperBall FlashLauncher incorporates not only a 100 lumen flashlight but semi-automatic firing of up to five individual pellets of hot pepper powder.  Intended for law enforcement personnel as well as individuals, the FlashLauncher uses CO2 to launch the eye-stinging balls with a laser for targeting. Video demo of the PepperBall FlashLauncher after the cut Read The Full Story

Palm Pistol offers ergonomically alternative way to shoot someone

, Sep 29th 2008 Discuss [0]

I naively thought this was one of those DSLR lens cleaning bellows at first, but it's actually a gun.  The Palm Pistol is an "ergonomically innovative" single-shot pistol intended for those with manual dexterity issues, such as arthritis, by using the thumb rather than the index finger to fire.  That apparently reduces muzzle drift, so you're more likely to hit a target first time (which, considering there's only one bullet, is probably a good thing). Read The Full Story
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