Sean @ Make: Online writes: This week’s clever maker-entrepreneur award goes to Etsy sellers Cleaner Science, who make and sell these awesome soaps that look like petri dishes full of growing germs. They’re easy to make (I presume), inexpensive to buy, light enough to ship cheaply, and totally original. Home run! Bonus: some include glow-in-the-dark […]
Liam built this impressive robot, then used it to demonstrate the difference between proportional and PID control.
Julia Tsao‘s Curious Displays thesis project proposes swarms of half-inch pixelbots, which could form into a TV or perform other robotic tasks. Each block operates independently as a self-contained unit, and has full mobility, allowing movement across any physical surface. The blocks operate independently of one another, but are aware of the position and role […]
Kügli is an Arduino-controlled musical instrument by Stefanie Hess and Johannes Schmidt. The project consists of a bowl with a false bottom, packing an Arduino, XBee wireless module, and some speakers. The ball contains a Lilypad and another XBee. The spacing and dynamic of a ball in a bowl influences sound. While holding the bowl […]
I love this brilliant hardware sorting box from Craftster user Wulf. A simple series of graduated boxes allows pieces of hardware to be dropped into their proper storage location. [via Dinosaurs and Robots]
Hackyhack is a fun project by Dustin Jessen and Chanika Remest that packs an Arduino mini, an LED, a speaker and a piezo knock sensor into a hacky-sack ball. The LED flashes and the speaker emits a sound with every kick, and thirty successful kicks causes a song to be played. More: HOW TO – […]
Comes perforated and in two aspect ratios for your convenience and customization! [via Core77] LampGustaf’s Stitch Lamp
