I like this new project from former Instructables artist-in-residence Jayefuu for a lot of reasons, but firstly, probably, because I've been down the same road. I've wanted a giant chess...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday March 27th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Home | 2 Comments
As a toy for his daugher Anna, Dominick created this RFID enabled contact-free jukebox so that Anna can choose her tunes by placing a card near the front of the...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Wednesday March 14th, 2012 4:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Finishing up his GDC coverage, Blake Maloof sits down with some of the developers of the Skylanders' "Portal of Power," which started out life with sink and toilet plumbing parts!
Posted by Blake Maloof | Tuesday March 13th, 2012 9:31 AM
Categories: Arduino, Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 17 Comments
We wanted to make our own version of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots for the Americans Elect lounge at SXSW, so we decided to replace the heads with a donkey...
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder | Friday March 9th, 2012 3:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Home, Kids & Family | No Comments
The WALL-E Builders Club is getting ready for this year's Maker Faire, to once again show off their loveable real-world analogue to the Pixar film favorite.
Posted by Keith Hammond | Monday March 5th, 2012 10:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family, Robotics | 5 Comments
Blake Maloof catches up with the amazing and talented Weta Workshop concept artist and super raygun artificer, Greg Broadmore.
Posted by Blake Maloof | Monday March 5th, 2012 8:55 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, General, Home | 4 Comments
And who said your paper airplane obession was weird and you'd never amount to anything?
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday March 1st, 2012 9:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, General | 6 Comments
Spotted at the recent Cedar Rapids Mini Maker Faire by Steve Hoefer. Looks like a piece of hardboard with a circular hole in it, lined with bike chain, to make...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday February 29th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Education, Fun & Games | 4 Comments
A quick eBay search reveals that, in fact, used fire hoses are quite readily available, and not very expensive. The bentwood seat would be a little more challenging, but as...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday February 23rd, 2012 9:07 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Home, Kids & Family | No Comments
From Dutch designer Wouter Scheublin, who made a big splash in 2010 with his Walking Table. This pull-back-to-wind Toy Car, machined in stainless steel and bronze, with matching walnut box,...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday February 22nd, 2012 6:07 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Fun & Games, Machining, Workshop | No Comments
Cub Scouts race their cars on slick four-lane extruded aluminum tracks fitted with spring-loaded starting gates and infrared sensors at the finish line.
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder | Friday February 17th, 2012 5:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Woodworking | 1 Comment
I’ve admired the work of UK AFoL Peter Reid, aka Flickr user Legoloverman, for a long time. His turtle model, shown to right, is one of my favorite fan-designed Lego...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday February 16th, 2012 9:15 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Photography & Video | No Comments
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