MAKE Flickr photo pool member Ocellnuri writes – “The actual claw part is completed. Today I need to put together the arm and the handle. I’m planning on doing it all with wooden pegs as fasteners. The mechanics are simple, but took some work to figure out. The gears were cut by hand with a […]
Tom writes – “A company considering importing and distributing the Korean-made Robotis Bioloid brought a couple of kits and assembled robots to our studio. We’ve posted photos, a summary of technical details and video clips at www.botmag.com. The Bioloid line has a number of advances not previously seen in Robo-One category kits: networked servos and […]
Tandw writes – “We thought of a way where in people who usually wake up at night to go to the bathroom or get a drink from the refrigerator don’t have to switch on the lights that would probably wake up his or her roommate or the whole household. The solution: slippers with flashlights. “ […]
BG writes – “I wanted my 2 year old son to be able to see seeds germinate, so we bought about 20 different kinds of seeds and beans from the bulk section of a grocery store (total cost 12 cents!). We rolled up paper towels and stuffed them into a jar, slipped the seeds in […]
Dan from Squid-Labs/Instructable on open source hardware – “Here are some of my thoughts on the open source hardware movement and industry. This is not to say that we are only concerned with industry here, but more that we saw a lot of struggling over the years in finding viable business models around open source […]
Joe writes – “Make your own bike light. The box I used for the simple Ipod amp project came with an army surplus survey lamp in it. My cruiser is army green. You see where this is going? This uses a 555 timer and some transistors for the controls.” – Link.
Royafork writes – “Build a clone of yourself in several hours for less than $15. Useful for various art projects, sewing clothes, or freaking people out.” – Link. Previous: DIY Transparent giraffe’s – Link.
