Taken from: Junkbots - Nuffield Bursary Placement: Day 9 - The Fan Racer comes to Life! "... added 'insect leg' supports! Basically the supports run the full length of the can, then come off at an angle to keep the fan at the back counterbalanced. (Theyare called insect supports because the FanRacer now looks like a Fly ... "
This is an initiative to mix sustainability, engineering and computing to students.