Chinese inventor Tao Xiangli modified the circuits of the robot he made at his house in Beijing on May 15. According to local media, he spent over $24,000 and more than 11 months building the robot out of recycled scrap metal and wiring he bought from a secondhand market.
Chinese inventor Tao Xiangli modified the circuits of the robot he made at his house in Beijing on May 15. According to local media, he spent over $24,000 and more than 11 months building the robot out of recycled scrap metal and wiring he bought from a secondhand market.
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A man named Abulajon drove a motorcycle he made in Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region on April 27. He spent a year and $1,300 making the 14-foot-long bike, which goes up to 25 miles per hour.
A man named Abulajon drove a motorcycle he made in Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region on April 27. He spent a year and $1,300 making the 14-foot-long bike, which goes up to 25 miles per hour.
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Zhang Wuyi worked on a submarine in Wuhan, Hubei province, in March. Mr. Zhang, has made eight miniature submarines with several fellow engineers, one of which was sold to a businessman in Dalian for $15,855 in 2011.
Zhang Wuyi worked on a submarine in Wuhan, Hubei province, in March. Mr. Zhang, has made eight miniature submarines with several fellow engineers, one of which was sold to a businessman in Dalian for $15,855 in 2011.
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Mr. Zhang inside a multi-seat submarine in November. The submarines are designed for harvesting aquatic products such as sea cucumbers and have a diving depth of up to 98 feet.
Mr. Zhang inside a multi-seat submarine in November. The submarines are designed for harvesting aquatic products such as sea cucumbers and have a diving depth of up to 98 feet.
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Zhang Xuelin sat inside a vehicle he turned into an aircraft at his home in Jinan, Shandong province, in November. Mr. Zhang, a farmer who dropped out of primary school, spent around $320 to build a plane around a motorcycle, using wood and plastic. It failed in its test flight.
Zhang Xuelin sat inside a vehicle he turned into an aircraft at his home in Jinan, Shandong province, in November. Mr. Zhang, a farmer who dropped out of primary school, spent around $320 to build a plane around a motorcycle, using wood and plastic. It failed in its test flight.
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Sun Jifa, who lost his forearms in an accident 32 years ago and couldn’t afford prostheses, spent two years guiding his two nephews to build him prostheses from scrap metal, plastic and rubber. Mr. Sun and his nephews have built about 300 prosthetic limbs for others, charging about…
Sun Jifa, who lost his forearms in an accident 32 years ago and couldn’t afford prostheses, spent two years guiding his two nephews to build him prostheses from scrap metal, plastic and rubber. Mr. Sun and his nephews have built about 300 prosthetic limbs for others, charging about $475 each.
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Inventor Yang Zongfu celebrated on his six-ton ball container named Noah’s Ark of China, after he succeeded in a series of tests of the vessel in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, in August. According to local media, Mr. Yang spent two years and more than $235,000 to build the vessel, which…
Inventor Yang Zongfu celebrated on his six-ton ball container named Noah’s Ark of China, after he succeeded in a series of tests of the vessel in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, in August. According to local media, Mr. Yang spent two years and more than $235,000 to build the vessel, which is capable of housing a three-person family and sufficient food for them to live for 10 months. The vessel was designed to protect people from external heat, water and impact.
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Li Jingchun, a 58-year-old farmer, worked inside his aircraft in Shenyang, Liaoning province in February 2012. Mr. Li made the plane mostly of recycled iron plates, for around $6,350.
Li Jingchun, a 58-year-old farmer, worked inside his aircraft in Shenyang, Liaoning province in February 2012. Mr. Li made the plane mostly of recycled iron plates, for around $6,350.
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Farmer Shu Mansheng hovered above ground in the flying device he designed and made during a test flight in front of his house in Dashu village on the outskirts of Wuhan, Hubei province, in 2011. Mr. Shu managed to hover for 10 seconds at about 3.3 feet above ground.
Farmer Shu Mansheng hovered above ground in the flying device he designed and made during a test flight in front of his house in Dashu village on the outskirts of Wuhan, Hubei province, in 2011. Mr. Shu managed to hover for 10 seconds at about 3.3 feet above ground.
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Lei Zhiqian rode a modified bicycle across the Hanjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Wuhan, Hubei province, in 2010. The bicycle, equipped with eight empty water containers at the bottom, was modified by Li Weiguo, who hopes to put his invention on the market.
Lei Zhiqian rode a modified bicycle across the Hanjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Wuhan, Hubei province, in 2010. The bicycle, equipped with eight empty water containers at the bottom, was modified by Li Weiguo, who hopes to put his invention on the market.
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