MAKE Volume 22 is on newsstands now! Automate your world with remote control. From pet care to power outlets, from toys to telepresence, we’ll show you how to add a joystick, push-button, twist-knob, or timer to just about anything. Remote control projects in MAKE Volume 22 include: The Lawnbot400 R/C lawn mower–sit back and enjoy […]
Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching points us to this rad speaker-turned-birhouse complete with an embroidered front. It’s part of a project called Learning From in which Nora Korn and Christoph Köhler spent three months collecting bulky trash and the converted it in to new objects. I’m now eyeing the speakers in our house in a […]
Josef Průša (HavlÃÄkův Brod, Czech Republic) is a maker, DJ, and contributor to our own iPhone Hacks. He’s the first to build a ShaperCube, an open source 3D printer based on RepRap.
Artist James Roper folded 10,000 origami flowers over a three year period. Folding about 10 per day – every day – he created what is now an installation called “Devotion.” The flowers are arranged in various ways on the gallery floor and are simply stunning. [via NOTCOT] As I explored Roper’s web site further, I […]
Check out Mor Mor’s cardamom rolls over on Instructables, they look fun to make and sound delicious!
I really wanted to call this post “scorpiod robotagami,” but after lambasting Wired the other day for failing to count legs, I have to watch my step pretty carefully. Handy tip for bloggers: DO NOT ANNOY WIRED.
Anyway, Dustin Wallace describes his you-fold-it metal Chimera sculpture as part human being, part armadillo, and part pill bug. But the one I just ordered is gonna be a scorpion, darn it, no matter what Dustin or Wired say.
This mechanical hand by Thingiverse user armjunkie caught my eye. The hand is a submission to our Makerbot giveaway contest. It’s a great start — I’d love to see it outfitted with servos!
