Android controlled Android statue
Makers Hideyuki Takei and Reo Matsumura have built this fantastic animatronic Android statue controlled with an Android handset over Bluetooth.
Year: 2010
Coffee can alarm clock
This Instructable shows you how to build an Arduino-based alarm clock inside of a Illy coffee tin. The electronics are based on Wiseduino (Arduino clone with DS1307 real time clock on board), with a LED matrix shield sitting on top. The shield is built with 74HC595 shift registers that drive two bi-color (red, green, and […]
Kaitrees’ Kevin makes a tree
If you haven’t seen the work of Makers Market seller kaitrees before, well…this photo sums it up way better than I ever could in words: His work is amazing, and the way he does it is amazing, too.
How-To: Make a Wedding Inspiration Board
My lovely and wonderful friend Leandra is getting married this Saturday! Its going to be the most spectacular event ever. To find her way, she created an inspiration board. It’s a simple collage filled with elements from events that she loves. It is an invaluable planning tool- it makes her vision very clear. Squidoo has […]
How-To: Tempura Butterflies
Learn to make your own tempura butterflies from root vegetables like carrot or daikon radish in this video by YouTube user gryphern. How cute would that be in a bento box?! More: Starbucks Bento Crafting a Bento
April and Paul’s Wedding
April and Paul share with us the details of their beautiful DIY wedding from last fall. Paul writes: We made about half of them [paper flowers] completely by hand and the other half we took a shortcut and bought the pre-cut flowers at Michael’s. April and I spent a lot of quality time gluing them […]
Eric von Hippel on Lego hackers
Eric von Hippel raps about the Lego Group prospering by embracing hackers. It’s a great lecture on companies tapping into the creativity of their fans, rather than suppressing it. [Via openp2pdesign.org]