Year: 2010

Your Comments

Your Comments

And we’re back with our sixth installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Make: Online, our Facebook page, and Twitter. Nate imagines what it would be like if the Star Wars characters were making Death Star cookies: Hee hee…I’m having all of these wonderful images of Vader, Tarkin, and […]

Crochet Covered Smart Car

Flickr user, Start the Day, shares this fun sight caught out on the streets of Rome. Admiring the architecture in Rome we came across this Smart car which had been decorated with a natty, crocheted cover! Never seen anything like this before! Updated to add that this is a project from Magda Sayeg of Knitta […]

Clever grabby robo-hook

Clever grabby robo-hook

Reportedly this cam-actuated, weight-activated grabbing hook from designer Stefan Bennedahl “makes it easy to hang things like towels that tend to fall off hooks,” which I’m willing to buy into if for no other reason than that it looks like a heckuva lot of fun to use. Design Within Reach actually lives up to its name with these, which are only $10 apiece.

Hand-cast robot with geared steering

Hand-cast robot with geared steering

Robot maker Michal Zalewski sent word that his latest attempt at cat befuddlement, the tinybot mk III, has been meticulously documented and awaits your perusal. Of interest are the geared steering, relatively low-cost components, and the fact that each gear was custom designed, machined, and manually cast in his home workshop.