Amir Lazarovich

final project

Week 12

Final Project

It all started as a dream to create a cheap hoverboard and quickly changed to something more realistic based on the actual budget I have for this project. The change was not huge, just in dimensions and lift power which led me to...read more

Final Project - Hovercraft

projects

Week 1

Week 1

I first heard about this course one year ago. Since then, almost every person i've spoken with have mentioned this course at least once when... read more

Final Project Proposal

Week 2

Week 2

This week was about laser and vinyl cutting machines. We were introduced with both machines and sent towards our mission to build... read more

Cardboard Laser Cutting

Week 3

Week 3

This week we created our very own In-System Programming (ISP) PCB board. We learned how to mill a PCB board, solder different electronic parts on top of it and flush it with an embedded software... read more

PCB Milling

Week 4

Week 4

We played with thousands of dollars equipment and a million dollar... read more

3D Scanner & 3D Printer

Week 5

Week 5

This assignment started like a complete disaster. I failed in almost... read more

ShopBot & WaterJet

Week 6

Week 6

How to design and create an electronic circuit was this week's topic. I imagined that the entire process would take no more than couple of hours including the soldering part. Guess what? it didn't... read more

Designing a Circuit Board

Week 7

Week 7

This was one of the most interesting weeks. We leared how to Full-3D cut parts, mold and cast material and this was also the Media Lab's demo week!!!...read more

Molding & Casting

Week 8

Week 8

It's not everyday a software programmer plays around with embedded...read more

Embedded Programming

Week 9

Week 9

How can you turn a weak foam into a super light rock solid...read more

Composites

Week 10

Week 10

Designing a PCB board can be really hard! ...read more

Input Devices

Week 11

Week 11

There were so many cool options for this week's assignment...read more

Output Devices

Week 12

Week 12

Soldering can be soooooo hard!!! I spent so much time this week on soldering - it's not fun after couple of hours trust me! This week we needed to create at least two devices that can communicate either over the air or through a wire...read more

Networking and Communications

Week 13

Week 13

This week we bridged the gap between the virtual and physical...read more

Interfaces