Lava Hoverboard

Video

Caden Krauter and 2 OthersSophia Thurau-Gray
Michele Zaccagnini

We created a hoverbord that could survive in a Sci-Fi world where 80% of the world is lava.

Final

Michele Zaccagnini and 2 OthersSophia Thurau-Gray
Caden Krauter

The world that would need this invetion is a world that is one huge volcano. The main idea is for the hoverboard is to safely transport people across lava. As the hoveboard is rc, you would need someone to control the hoverboard within range of their vison so they can see you. The problem is that it spins around like crazy when it hovers. We are trying fix that for the time being. The project is important because it can transport stuff across long distances if you tape a camera to it and sync it to a iphone or ipad to see where you are going.

Process

Michele Zaccagnini and 2 OthersSophia Thurau-Gray
Caden Krauter

We created a hoverbord that could survive in a Sci-Fi world where 80% of the world is lava.

We made our first prototype out of cardboard and tape. It had cardboard fans and also used a fan for steering.

Then we added a fan that was pretty weak and didn't budge. Then we made it out of thin wood and added even better fans that would go berzerk if you didn't hold it.

Our final model was mad of foamcoare and had domes to protect the fans from little fingers.it was RC and had a steering fan and rudders for steering.