These robots are definitely awesome, even a bit creepy – This work considers two issues: snake robot locomotion and modular robot design. We achieve snake robot locomotion by designing gaits, which are cyclic internal motions that allow the mechanism to interact with the environment to propel itself forward. Our gaits enable snake robots to maneuver […]
Someone in Atlanta created what appears to be a homemade Dalek to help deal with streetcorner criminal activity: Rufus Terrill has had it with the drug dealers, petty thieves and vandals he says roam the streets outside his downtown Atlanta bar, O’Terrills. Instead of calling the police or hiring private security guards, Terrill built his […]
Natalie @ CRAFT points us to a contest where your design could get etched on moleskine notebooks and sold! Modofly writes: Hey there artists! We had an amazing round last month with our super cool laser etched moleskines. Now its your turn! We are going to be doing a second and third generation of books […]
Here’s a nice how-to on building a simple score-keeping computer with a PIC16F84A. Oh if everything were just this simple. Drake: PICmicro and Maarten’s computer –Link
So what’s a soccer Mom, or Dad, to do with that minivan after the kids grow up? Add a jet engine of course! At the flip of a switch the jet engine pushes out the back window and you are ready to race anyone that crosses your path. There are a lot more photos and […]
MP4 Video | QT Video | HD | Subscribe in iTunes This week’s CRAFT Video Podcast is the first in a two part series on how to make intarsia/stranded knitting pattern from an image in Photoshop. We’ll go from an old skeleton illustration to a gridded knitting pattern for personalizing your own Skeleton Cardigan. Next […]
Here’s a fun idea from Flickr user Anita Jamal: Rubik’s Cube cupcakes! She made the game-shaped cupcake toppers from brightly colored fondant. [via] Link. Related: Pixel Super Mario Cake – Link.
