![[Photo of my first creation]](first.jpg)
Even at this age I must have known I'd eventually need a pair of glasses...
Even at this age I must have known I'd eventually need a pair of glasses...
![[Photo of Spinning machine]](spinner.jpg)
This machine would spin two threads together. It was based on the Spinning Jenny
in a textile mill that my great-great-great-great-granduncle built. The mill is still
in operation at Upper Canada Village.
![[Photo of Rhino Charger model]](rhino.jpg)
The Rhino Charger was a commercial computer controlled industrial robot. My version had
the same basic movements, but was powered entirely by hand cranks (at the time I didn't
have any suitable motors). The forearm and its counter weight was so heavy that it
bent the steel axle in the elbow joint. This project taught me a great deal about
how not to build a robot.
