Build your own Optimus Prime paper robot
Lots of paper robots this week already – Here’s how to build your own paper robots and paper transformers – including Optimus Prime. Thanks Mike! – Link & photos.
Month: January 2007
DORKBAKE – construct small baking ovens using only the heat of a 100-watt incandescent bulb
The machine project has a contest for LA makers (make a DIY Easy-Bake oven) Mark and Carla are judges – go win! Dear friends, Machine, Make Magazine and Superbunker are very excited to announce DORKBAKE! What we know at this time: We are inviting teams or individuals to construct small baking ovens using only the […]
Robo building machine
Sven sent in this video demonstrating Behrokh Khoshnevis’ Robo Building machine in action – Link. Related: Behrokh Khoshnevis – Link. Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies (CRAFT) – Link.
Consolidate all those bonus cards (Barcodes)
Clever, put all the barcodes on one card – “I got sick and tired of having a dozen little “bonus” cards to carry around, so I made this simple fix. Basically, I just scanned in all my barcodes, fit them nicely into a row in photoshop and then printed them out onto a card. There […]
LEMURplex Robotics classes for kids and teens
Here’s a good one for NYC area maker kids & teens, Eric writes – “LEMURplex, Brooklyn’s new performance, gallery and teaching space for art and technology, begins robotics classes for kids on February 3rd. The classes are entitled Intro to Robotics for Kids and Teens: Building Robotics Projects with LEGO Mindstorms NXT. Initially, we will […]
The Subway Commuter’s Lunch Bag
Marti Zabell, a graduate industrial design student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY has designed a subway commuter lunch bag and shares with us her design process on this cool utilitarian bag. Marti says, “The bag was inspired by the graphic signs of the New York City MTA that were designed by Massima and Lela […]
Google calculator for makers…
Bob sent in these great Google calc tips for makers– One of the most useful tools I’ve found for Makers is Google’s built in calculator. It knows about all kinds of units and is as simple as typing in plain English. For example… Say I have an LED that I want to run from a […]
