技術男發明神奇電路板 代替琴鍵彈鋼琴

Playing the piano may seem like nothing special to you, but what about playing it on apple instead of piano keys? Lin Hai, a 24-year-old graduate from Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, did exactly that with his homemade electronic board.

也許對你而言，彈鋼琴沒什麼特別的，可如果讓蘋果化身爲琴鍵，你會怎麼想？畢業於浙江科技學院、24歲的林海（音譯）就用一款自制電路板令這一想法變成現實。

Geek boy

技術狂人

Wearing thick glasses and a simple T-shirt, Lin looks no different to other engineering students. But under his plain appearance lies a true geek heart.

厚厚的眼鏡加上簡單的T恤，林海看上去和其他工科生沒什麼兩樣。但在他樸素的外表下，卻跳動着一顆技術狂人的心。

When Lin was little, he loved disassembling things to look at how they work. Even though he often failed at putting them back together, his curiosity was never satisfied and he laid hands on everything, except computers.

林海從小就喜歡將東西“大卸八塊”，來觀察它們工作原理。儘管他常常無法將它們復原，但他的好奇心一直很旺盛。除了電腦，他什麼都拆過。

“My parents told me not to disassemble computers because they’re expensive, so I researched the software instead,” says Lin. When he went to university, Lin chose a subject that was related to engineering and programming: automation.

林海說：“父母告訴我電腦太貴，不要對它們下手，所以我便開始研究起軟件。”上大學時，林海選了一個與工程和編程有關的專業：自動化。

Lin is a typical geek who often spends days in the laboratory inventing new things.

作爲一個典型的極客，林海經常會花費幾天的時間埋頭在實驗室裏研發新東西。

“I have a lot of ideas in my head. My biggest interest is realizing them,” says Lin. His inventions include a guide robot, an earthquake alarm and an electronic door lock. But his most successful invention is an electronic board he calls “Crazyer”, the one that turns bananas into piano keys.

林海說：“我腦袋裏有很多想法。我最大的愛好就是去實現它們。”他的發明包括一個導盲機器人、一臺地震報警器和一把電子門鎖。但他最成功的發明是一個叫做“酷樂宅”的電路板，它可以讓香蕉變身爲鋼琴琴鍵。

Learn from Makey Makey

靈感來自神奇電路板“Makey Makey”

Lin Hai’s Crazyer electronic board was inspired by a similar device built by two PhD students at MIT. Their device is called Makey Makey, which turns everyday objects into touchpads.

林海發明的“酷樂宅”電路板，其靈感來自於麻省理工兩名博士研發的“Makey Makey”，這個同“酷樂宅”很像的裝置可以將日常物件變成觸屏設備。

Having seen a video, Lin was so impressed by the device that he searched for its website in the hope of buying one. It turned out to be a prototype, and Lin would have needed to wait for six months for the real product.

在看過一段介紹視頻後，Makey Makey給林海留下了深刻印象，他搜尋官網想要入手一個。結果Makey Makey只是一臺樣機，林海要等上六個月才能買到真正的產品。

For most people, the story would have ended there. But for Lin, it was about to begin: “Why not make my own Makey Makey?” he thought. So he studied the video and website, trying to figure out how it worked.

對於許多人來說，可能故事到這就沒有然後了。但對於林海而言，故事纔剛剛開始，他心想：“爲何不自己做一個Makey Makey出來呢？”爲此他研究了視頻以及網站上的內容，試圖弄清楚它的工作原理。

“I found that the mechanism Makey Makey is based on was similar to that of the electronic lock I built before. The only difference was that the Makey Makey had an extra wire,” says Lin. With this vital clue and his automation expertise, it didn’t take long for Lin to understand how Makey Makey worked.

林海說：“我發現Makey Makey的工作原理和我以前發明的一個電子鎖很相似。唯一區別就是Makey Makey多了一根線。” 憑藉這一重要線索再加上他本身的自動化專業知識，很快林海就弄清了

Makey

Makey的工作原理

From watching the video to building an electronic board and writing a program for it, Lin spent an entire month bringing Crazyer to life. His hard work paid off.

從看視頻到做電路板，再到給它寫程序，林海花了整整一個月的時間，最終發明出“酷樂宅”。他的努力沒有白費。

Social responsibility

社會責任

With the money he earns from selling Crazyer, Lin can give back to society. “Crazyer can help those who have lost their fingers or limbs,” says Lin. “With Crazyer, some people can use their feet or arms to use a computer.” Lin has helped many disabled people by building customized Crazyer boards for them.

林海用銷售“酷樂宅”所賺來的錢回報社會。林海說：“‘酷樂宅’可以幫助那些失去手指或肢體的殘障人士。有了它，人們可以用腳或胳膊來操控電腦。”通過製作特製的“酷樂宅”電路板，林海已經幫助了許多殘疾人。

Another benefit is that the money he earns can support Lin in inventing new things. “I’m thinking of adding new functions to Crazyer. I’m also working on a 3-D printer,” he says. Lin’s geek spirit is always striving toward new goals.

還有一個好處是，有了資金支持，林海就可以研究新發明了。林海說：“我想給‘酷樂宅’添加一些新功能。同時，我還在研發3D打印機。”極客精神總是推動林海朝着新目標前進。