Raft made from Gatorade bottles
Here are the photos of the raft out made of Gatorade bottles and duct tape that was later rowed across the Charles River – [via] – Link.
Month: June 2006
Rubik’s Cube solving robot
Wow, this is a pretty intense Rubik’s Cube solving robot, you can see it “think” and then handily solve the cube – Link.
Miter saw laser guide retrofit
Here’s a nice add-on ($25) to a saw if you cut a lot of wood with a Miter saw and want/need a laser guide – “Projects a clear line just to left of blade cut. Replaces the outside washer on a miter saw. Self callibrating-sits flush against saw blade. Auto on/off-activates when spun over 400 […]
Royal College of Art show – Pixelsumo
Pixelsumo has a write up and photos of the Royal College of Art show – Link. and photos. Pictured here, Smoke, a doll that reacts based on how much the parents smoke.
DIY Stand-up desk
Here’s how to mod a regular desk into a stand up desk, handy for musicians – Link.
Photoshop cook-off contest
Ok Makers, O’Reilly is having a Photoshop cook-off contest, I’m pretty sure one of our MAKE readers could easily win it, you don’t need to buy anything, just photoshop something based on the books (or free PDFs) from the Photoshop Cookbook series – feel free to use the available MAKE photos from Flickr pool (with […]
Make Podcast: CPT’s Arca Musarithmica Experimental Musical Instrument and Artbot
I found CTP in the artbot section of Robogames with his Arca Musarithmica. Check out his photoset of it and watch the video. This experimental musical instrument gets it’s name from an autonomous musical instrument invented by Athanasius Kircher, a Jesuit priest, in the 16th centurey. Kircher was a brilliant inventor, scientist, and creator, but […]