LOLrioKart is a hoot
by Edwin
Everyone looks back on their college days with fondness, as we tend to be involved in some really crazy antics back in the days. Well, students who go to MIT are different not just because of their intellect, but for their enterprising spirit that has consistently placed the institution’s name at the very top of universities to attend worldwide. This time round, a bunch of MIT students decided to take an unwanted shopping cart and throw on new, more durable wheels and a chunk of NiCd aircraft batteries to power 15hp brushless motor, helping this shopping cart move at speeds of up to 45MPH. They have dubbed this shopping cart the LOLrioKart – in honor of Mario Kart.
Source: Gizmodo
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TJ Says: July 12, 2009 at 6:41 am
Readers may be interested in an in-depth Q&A with LOLrioKart creator Charles Guan that is featured on the GoCollege blog site:
http://blog.gocollege.com/2009/07/08/mits-charles-guan-on-constructing-the-lolriokart-and-electric-vehicle-technology/
TJ