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"Soy
Pedro el pintor y pinto con Procolor"
That line, my father used to sing, comes into my mind
every time I think of myself as an inventor . Who knows why.
All I know is that it comes from a very old spanish paint commercial.
Since I was a little kid I have enjoyed creating my own little
inventions. For the most part I used Lego to build my visions.
In time, when more money become available I started to use other
materials and much more elaborated manufacturing techniques, such
as laser cutting and stainless steel used in my CVT.
The first successful invention I can recall I created when I
was 12 years old. Back in the old house we used to live in Bilbao
we had a multitude of rodents (big rats) visiting our backyard
every summer. They only came at night time when we were sleeping
and I really wanted to see one alive instead of poisoned, killed
with a trap or slaughtered by my dog. The challenge was to create
a device that would catch an specimen without harming it.
To accomplish this feat, I modified and existing bird cage and
with some plastiline, a cardboard platform attached to the gate
and some cheese crums bait I created my first rat trap.
Previously, my dad had attempted to modify that cage using a couple
of photoelectric cells, a solenoid connected to the gate, and
a circuit he spent hours designing and testing. Rats never got
caught with that.
However, my 30 minutes fix-up reaped results in just one night.
The morning after setting the trap, I rushed outside and there
it was, a humongous rat, victim of my ingenuity. The rat ate all
the cheese and even the plastiline. Then, I started to torment
the rat by doing experiments. The thing that caught most my attention
was the rat's sensibility to loud noises. Every time I shout at
it, the rat would jump scared like a spring against the top of
the cage. Eventually, and not after several hours of psychological
torture my mom convinced me to free the poor nasty rodent. |
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 Continuously
Variable Transmission
Created in year 2000
- Designed to eliminate traditional gear system in bicycles.
Made of stainless steel plate cut with laser. |
 Lego
Stacker
Created in year 2002
- Prototype of vacumless veneer stacker and grader. Built
with Lego Technics parts and radio operated. |
 Foosball
Table
Created in year 2003
- Replica of a Tornado table. Made of 3/4" birch plywood.
Features a custom logo and ball exit selector. |
 Leaning
Recumbent Trike
Concept created in year 2001
- Why not 3 wheels instead of 2. Full suspension and full
leaning control for agressive cornering.. |
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