Secret Playroom Access Through Armoire
A Portland contractor builds a secret playroom behind an armoire destined to launch a thousand Narnia jokes.
Month: April 2010
Towel folding robot
Project led by UC Berkeley Ph.D. student Jeremy Maitin-Shepard working with Professor Pieter Abbeel. The video is shown at 50X speed. More details can be found in the paper (here).
New in the Maker Shed: BASIC Stamp Activity Kit
Know electronics and want to learn programming? Or know programming and want to learn electronics? Learn both side-by-side with BASIC Stamp Activity Kit!
DIYPad: A4 chip teardown
The folks at iFixIt hired the computer forensics muscle of Chipworks to X-ray, cross-section, grind through, and thoroughly photograph the Apple A4 processor used in the iPad. Here’s some of what they found: * The A4 package has three layers: two layers of RAM (Samsung K4X1G323PE), and one layer containing the actual microprocessor. * This […]
Deviled Eggs = Easter Recycling
Unless you are Cool Hand Luke, there’s likely a small limit on just how many plain boiled eggs you can eat. I personally like mine deviled. And it’s not just me. The deviled egg fits right in with the old-school comfort food trend that is endlessly popular. From left to right in the photo above, […]
In the Makers Market: Stoplight lens bird feeders
Seller Illuminated Bird makes these lovely bird feeders from the lenses that once covered traffic lights, which she carefully reclaims, cleans, polishes, and fits with brass and stainless steel hardware. The two shown here are, immediately above, “Sunshine and Spring,” and uppermost, “Bird Feeder 101.”
Examples of leverage in kinetic sculpture
Mel Ristau is the father of Aaron Ristau, who’s shown his work at Maker Faire and has a store in the Makers Market. Dad is an artist too, an amazing sculptor. He sent us a link to an article he posted on his blog detailing the basics of load, leverage, and effort as applied in […]
