Month: March 2010

Visions of nomadic fabbers

Visions of nomadic fabbers

Mobile Manufacturing Unit — This corporate factory tours the country, setting up in cities for a few months at a time. As the population welcomes a new source of goods, jobs and manufacturing techniques, it is celebrated as an event. Self Replicating Street Stall — The street Genie can print any product you might think […]

3it3ot: A dancing NXT robot

Mindstorms maniac NeXTSTORM created this awe-inspiring “club dance robot” named 3it3ot. 3it3ot’s main body is based on my previous robot named TubeIt. In 3it3ot’s body you’ll find one NXT brick, one NXT motor (moves the head up/down), one touch sensor (to detect head’s position), one HiTechnic IR-Link and one sound sensor (to interact with humans). […]

How-To: Dried Petal Wreaths

Spring has finally sprung! At least here in Northern California. The plum blossoms and daffodils are over, but the tulips are here and the roses soon to follow. Soon, all of nature’s blooms will be plentiful again, gracing our gardens and homes with their ephemeral beauty. But you don’t have to throw cut flowers away […]

Easter Egg Surprise Ball

By Jessica Wilson I love Easter! I think it’s because of the baskets… and the eggs. Being an official grown-up and all, I have to be very clever as to how I present Easter goodies to my favorite people. Especially since we usually travel a few hours out of town to spend the holiday weekend […]