Inspired by a hamster ball, the robot will propel itself along the ground without any limbs or wheels (or hamsters). A system of pendulums will swing in two different directions in order to shift the robot's center of mass. As a pendulum swings to the right or left, the robot will naturally move in the opposite direction as it will attempt to stabilize (the same thing happens when a hamster runs up one side of the hamster ball). The robot could be used as a low-cost system...

Yard Maintenance business. Know the secret to keeping the perfect yard? Share it with the world. Business Overview Offer clients a host of yard and property cleanup and maintenance services by starting a general yard maintenance service. Cut grass, provide rubbish removal, trim trees and hedges, and offer lawn aeration and garden tilling. Concentrate your marketing efforts on securing customers who are prepared to sign up for regular service, and offer financial incentives to...

Corsages business. Proms and weddings alone could supply you with the customer base you need to get this business off the ground and blooming. Business Overview Corsages are used as a fashion accessory for hundreds of special occasions, and one of the best aspects about starting a business that makes corsages is the fact that the business can be started for peanuts. A small amount of research and practice will be required for this endeavor to train yourself in the art of making...

A tiny, microfluidic water sensor will not only be much more sensitive than current options, it will also be mass-produced for just five dollars each. The chip will be inserted into the soil or stem of a plant. It will contain a tiny cavity filled with water, and it will exchange that moisture with the moisture in its environment through a nanoporous membrane. As the moisture flows from one side to the other, the chip will measure any changes in pressure that will result from water...

Herb Farm business. Feed the popular organic market with fresh herbs. Business Overview Herbs are tremendously popular these days -- from the smallest shop to the largest discount warehouse, you'll find medicinal herbs, culinary herbs, and herbal teas, baths, candles and aromatherapy essences. If you love the romance and mystique of herbs and you like gardening, then an herb farm might be just the business for you. You'll plant and raise your herbs, then sell them to...

Tree Planting Service business. Plant beautiful green rows of shade for landscape lovers. Business Overview On the surface, starting a tree planting service may not seem like a very lucrative business to operate. However, each year forestry companies cut down thousands of trees and replant thousands more. Typically, the task of replanting these trees is left to subcontractors who either have successfully tendered for the job or have established a working history and...

Gardening Classes business. Share your greenthumb with others. It will add green to your pocket. Business Overview Teaching 'how-to' gardening classes can be a fun and profitable instruction business to start. The classes can be conducted right from home utilizing your own garden as the basis of the instruction class. Successfully marketing this type of instruction business is best achieved by establishing alliances with local garden centers that can refer your 'how-to garden'...

Landscaping business. Take your passion for plants to green spaces near you. Business Overview Landscaping increases the tangible and intangible value of homes, encourages business at retail locations and enhances the productivity of corporations. If you like planting trees and flowers, transforming the world one project at a time, and you're not afraid of physical labor, then landscaping might be just the business for you. And there's plenty of it -- according to the...

Lawn Sprinkler Systems business. Keep lawn their greenest with a sprinkler business. Business Overview At one time the installation of an underground lawn sprinkler system was reserved only for the wealthiest of homeowners. However, times have changed, and new installation techniques and mass produced plastic pipes have brought the costs of supplying and installing underground sprinkling systems down to a point where they are now within the financial grasp of almost all...

Garden Arbors business. Garden arbors offer the perfect match for the gardener who seeks a little whimsy. Business Overview Garden arbors have become a very popular landscape feature that thousands of homeowners are opting to include in their gardens. This creates a terrific business opportunity for the innovative entrepreneur to capitalize on by starting a homebased business that manufactures and sells garden arbors. If you have the ability, you can design your own trademark...