How-To: Flying Shoes
Corinne at Threadbanger shows us how to recreate the look of Jeremy Scott’s special edition winged Adidas in this tutorial video about making flying shoes.
Year: 2010
Adorable wildlife photography bot
Is it me or are Evan Ackerman’s headlines getting funnier every day? This is the BeetleCam, by Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas. [via BotJunkie]
Awesome “Cake” Sculptures From Scott Hove
These “cake” sculptures from artist Scott Hove look almost good enough to eat, but you might break a tooth if you try. They are part of Cakeland, a “series of sculptures and installations resembling perfect delicious cakes– wall mounted, hanging and standing– and walk-through cake environments complete with their own lighting.” The sculptures are formed […]
DIY Macro Lighting Ring
Taking a picture of a circuit board just got a little easier. Using aftermarket automotive LED headlight rings and a spare lens hood, maker Udi Tirosh has fashioned a DIY macro lighting LED ring.
New in the Maker Shed: Say It Module for voice commands
The new Say It Module adds voice recognition to your robot or other project. It has functionality for 23 built-in pre-programmed or up to 32 user-defined commands. Use the robust serial protocol to access the Say It Module functions from other microcontrollers. Make a voice controlled Boe-Bot, Home Automation, or any voice activated project.
CoasterBot tire change
Ancient three-finger technique for changing robot wheel tires.
EmbeddedSPARK 2010 challenge
The folks at Microsoft emailed us details of their upcoming embeddedSPARK 2010 Summer Challenge: Launching on April 27th, we present to you the embeddedSPARK Summer Challenge, the Premier Windows Embedded Hobbyist Competition Summer version, based on Windows Embedded Standard! The contest will launch at ESC Silicon Valley, unfold over the summer, and conclude with the […]