Detailed description of the lab desktop aboard Nomadness (an Amazon 44 sailboat), including fabrication process, steel inlay, and installation.| Nomadic Research Labs
This is a compilation of all 22 issues of my publication about the Nomadness project, which was published in PDF form from April 2011 until January 2013. This book is 196 color pages with a table of contents, and covers 2 years of projects on the boat as well as a lot of technical detail about systems.| Nomadic Research Labs
Fabrication of power distribution and control console aboard Nomadness, using Blue Sea Systems panels, Outback inverter/charger, and some custom controls.| Nomadic Research Labs
A collection of photos of the Corsair 36 trimaran named Nomadness, which I owned in 2006 before moving that name to an Amazon 44.| Nomadic Research Labs
A narrative of the November 2016 maiden voyage of No Pressure, the Amazon 44 formerly known as Nomadness, enroute from Friday Harbor to San Diego.| Nomadic Research Labs
My Amazon 44 named Nomadness now has a new owner, but this page of details will remain on the server for historical and research purposes.| Nomadic Research Labs
A narrative of the Microship development process, detailing the physical substrate without venturing into the hydraulics or electronics.| Nomadic Research Labs
The Microship trimaran is available... here is project history, links to more information, and some ideas for geeky expeditions or Race to Alaska.| Nomadic Research Labs
The electronics in the Microship amphibian pedal/solar/sail micro-trimaran... audio & serial crossbars, power management, video turret, FORTH controllers| Nomadic Research Labs
A narrative of the 10-year Microship project, as it progressed through various phases and labs... with links to technical details.| Nomadic Research Labs
A 2002 discussion of the Microship design, mapping a set of expedition and application requirements onto a broad technical specification.| Nomadic Research Labs
3 minutes of home movie footage from the Swarthmore 1941 Alumni Weekend, filmed by Edward H. Roberts '36 and digitized by Harbor Digitizing.| Nomadic Research Labs
Contact Steven K. Roberts, technomad, aboard Datawake in the San Juan Islands. Winnebiko, BEHEMOTH, Microship, and other gizmology...| Nomadic Research Labs
Nomadic Research Labs has been building technomadic adventure tools since 1983, and this is the archive of publications, technical documents, stories, and historical material. Major projects are Winnebiko, BEHEMOTH, Microship, Nomadness, Datawake, and an early 8008 computer system.| Nomadic Research Labs
A geek manifesto - the passion that drives the hack, the mad bliss of invention, and the engineering process in a nutshell.| Nomadic Research Labs
Building an ADS-B Feeder station for FlightAware with Raspberry Pi aboard the research vessel Datawake, including packaging and antenna.| Nomadic Research Labs
A tale of equipment consoles spanning fifty years, stitching together a lifetime of invention and geeky adventures.| Nomadic Research Labs
A Mobile Minilab by Steven K. Roberts Nomadic Research Labs Introducing a self-sufficient information toolkit built into a hand truck… with 14TB of NAS, video and audio production, sensor suite, security, communications, on-board power with solar charging, PC/Mac/Linux development systems, and mesh networking. Background I seem to have a history of putting computers on wheels,…| Nomadic Research Labs
In 1983, I left Columbus on a bizarre contraption... a recumbent bicycle with computer, solar panels, and communication tools... and pedaled 17,000 miles around the US. Over the next 9 years, this evolved into a rolling extravaganza of mobile networking named BEHEMOTH.| Nomadic Research Labs
The first of my technomadic machines was Winnebiko, a custom recumbent bicycle that covered 10K miles from 1983-85, kicking off the digital nomad lifestyle.| Nomadic Research Labs
A look at the Winnebiko II epoch (1986-1988), covering 6,000 miles on both coasts of the US aboard the second version of the computerized bicycle.| Nomadic Research Labs
For a decade starting in 2006, my technomadic adventure platform shifted from the little Microship trimaran to a voyaging-scale sailboat... a steel cutter-rigged Amazon 44 named Nomadness. This page is about the history, cruising, and some of the major tech projects.| Nomadic Research Labs
The Microship project took a decade, and yielded a 19-foot amphibian pedal/solar/sail micro-trimaran with embedded networks, data collection, extensive communications, a 480-watt solar array, and hydraulic controls. This page gathers all information about this project into a single collection.| Nomadic Research Labs
Film digitizing service (8 and 16mm) in Friday Harbor, Washington - along with consumer video formats, audio tape, slides, and other retro media.| Nomadic Research Labs
A detailed overview of the BEHEMOTH epoch (1989-1992), the third version of the computerized recumbent bicycle of Nomadic Research Labs.| Nomadic Research Labs
Retrospective Atrial Fibrillation Detection via Feline Jacobsonian Substrate Analysis of Nocturnal Adhesive Artifacts Steven K. Roberts, Nomadic Research Labs, with Isabel and Alice Abstract In a longitudinal single-subject study, we present compelling anecdotal evidence that Felis catus (subspecies Isabel, domestic longhair) demonstrates reliable aversion to oral adhesive tape used during nocturnal CPAP therapy following episodes… The post Feline AFib Detection appeared first on Nomadic Re...| Nomadic Research Labs
This beautifully written 2023 article by Lucas Winzenburg in Bikepacking captures the flavor of my 17,000-mile adventure from the technological and cultural perspective of 40 years down the road. It has sparked considerable discussion and a few interview requests about digital nomad history, and I am honored to provide this link to the source. The… The post Bikepacking article – first digital nomad appeared first on Nomadic Research Labs.| Nomadic Research Labs
Here in late 2022, as a sort of technomadic swan song, I have embarked on a new adventure in mobile geekery. There will be no pedaling this time, nor is this another floating extravaganza of boat hacking and nautical gizmology. Instead, I’m creating a 48-foot mobile laboratory packed with the tools of my trade… digitizing… The post Building a Mobile Digitizing Lab appeared first on Nomadic Research Labs.| Nomadic Research Labs
Shelter Publications has been producing dreamy wish books of tiny homes and efficient nomadic tools since 1973, and if you have ever fantasized about taking off in a home on wheels, you almost certainly know his work. Rolling Homes is Lloyd Kahn’s latest volume, published in August 2022, and I am delighted that it includes… The post Winnebiko in Rolling Homes by Lloyd Kahn appeared first on Nomadic Research Labs.| Nomadic Research Labs
An early textbook in microprocessor design written by Steven K. Roberts (1981) Prentice-Hall • ISBN 0-13-459461-4 I spent most of 1981 deeply immersed in this textbook project, which was not only the distillation of a few years of industrial control system design, but also an impassioned statement about where we were headed… including artificial intelligence.…| Nomadic Research Labs
When I bought this sexy lab trailer, I was dealing with a red-alert… my business lease in Friday Harbor had become unstable, and it was impossible to find a rental on this rock except for overpriced triple-net absurdities. Erecting a pole building on my dear friend’s land was out of the question (36-week permitting delays,…| Nomadic Research Labs
Isabelle the cat is writing a philosophical trilogy about individual autonomy and the cat's view of self, summarized here along with a photo.| Nomadic Research Labs
A bit of pure silliness in the form of marketing copy about extreme audio components. None of this is true.| Nomadic Research Labs
Overview of the Delta 50 named Datawake, optimized for use as mobile lab/office and with extensive history in Northwest waters... for sale in 2020| Nomadic Research Labs
A front-page story in the Journal of the San Juan Islands introduces Steve Roberts and his Harbor Digitizing business| Nomadic Research Labs
