From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member My Blue Van turned a couple of power pole insulator caps into stylish LED desk lights. Looks like a great way to display these highly collectible items — perhaps routing multiple to a central power supply and switch. Check out more pics in the relevant Flickr set.
Bits4Tots is a charity that seeks to bring a hands-on learning experience about making and robotics to kids who otherwise might not have the opportunity. A $25 donation buys a robot kit and a child’s participation in a bot-building workshop at Robot City, a robot store (that’s right, a robot store!) in Lakeview, IL. Bots4Tots
Why let a cramped design ruin a good instrument? James Haskin writes in with his recipe for a highly playable Kaossila-tar Last christmas my girlfriend got me a Korg Kaossiltor. The only thing I wasn’t in love with was the button layout. I had to cross hands to record and arpeggiater was a paint to […]
If you’re lucky enough to own one of the SERB robot kits from Oomlout, you’ll likely be interested in this Instructable, which shows you how to add a simple touch-switch bump sensor to the front of your bot. Add Obstacle Detecting Whiskers to Your Robot More: Review: SERB Robot kit SERB robot with Wii Nunchuck […]
The guys at Lumenlabs lost a little sleep over the critical comments made about their new micrRo CNC robot. (You mean there are actual people on the other side of the monitor glass, with feelings, that can actually be hurt? I had no idea.) They made a series of videos that show the bot cutting […]
Sean Ragan writes: I’ve recently developed an interest in scientific glassblowing and have been in the process of cobbling together the necessary equipment for about a month now. Besides an oxy-fuel torch, serious glass-blowing requires a torch holder to keep the torch flame stationary relative to the bench while both hands are used to manipulate […]
My friend Thomas Edwards writes: Everyone seems to be using OpenSound Control (OSC), so I figured I’d try controlling pd (aka Pure Data) on my MacBook from my iPhone using the TouchOSC app. He shows you how he set it up on his blog. Tech Art Blog
