Childhood Inventions

"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."

- Thomas Edison

Aug 17, 2019

Linear Saw 1.0

Three years ago my dad and I thought it would be cool to make a robot to cut truss lumber. We started the project but put it on hold to...

Apr 3, 2019

Acoustic Levitator

During the spring semester of 2019, I took an honors calculus-based physics class. Part of the curriculum was to do my own physics...

Mar 14, 2018

Automated Laminated Post Machine

My father, brother, and I built the Automated Laminated Post Machine to fabricate laminated posts for our family's business, APM Build...

Mar 14, 2018

Rube Goldberg Machine

I was asked to create a Rube Goldberg machine for physics class. A Rube Goldberg machine is an overly complicated device for performing a...

Jun 28, 2017

Billy The Bear | Animatronics

Billy the Bear took 2nd place at the 2017 national TSA animatronics competition. Billy the Bear is an animatronic bear like no other. He...

Mar 20, 2017

JMG Innovations 3D Printer

As a freshman in high school and at the age of fifteen, I decided I wanted to build a 3D Printer. After six months, I had accomplished...

Mar 11, 2017

2017 TSA CO2 Dragster Design

My Car took first place at regionals in 11th grade. Located in the right lane, it traveled 60 feet in less than a second. The body is...

Feb 1, 2017

Automated Post Machine Prototype

The Automated Post Machine uses a combination of pneumatics, electronics, and mechanical parts. When all synchronized together by a micro...

Sep 10, 2016

Color changing LEDs On 1998 Dodge 2500 V10

I installed RGB LEDs on my 1998 dodge 2500 from scratch (not an off the shelf kit). I cut/soldered all of the LED strips and ran the...

Nov 16, 2015

Line Following Robot | LEGO NXT

When I took Tech Ed class in 10th grade, I made a Lego robot that could navigate through a maze by following a black line. The robot...

May 13, 2015

Pneumatic Engine

This here is an air powered oscillating engine I made back in 9th grade. Inside the wood body is a brass cylinder and channels. By having...

Feb 24, 2015

Robotic Arm

With an Arduino Uno and five servo motors, I was able to program and control this robotic arm to continually move the ball around.

Jan 11, 2015

Candy Rocket

This is referred to as a candy rocket because it contains sugar. I made several of these rockets from scratch using Potassium Nitrate...