This post is one of a set sponsored by Dial for Men and their “30 Days of Dirt” campaign. We had complete editorial control over the content and decided to talk to some makers who aren’t afraid to get good and dirty in their work. First up, kinetic, found-object sculptor (and former SF dump artist-in-residence) […]
It’s that time of year again! The call for makers for Maker Faire Detroit has gone out today! You can get all the details over on the Maker Faire web site. Key pieces of information: Maker Faire Detroit: July 30-31, 2011 Entry Open Date: March 22, 2011. Please enter early so we can reserve space […]
OSHW Logo Public VOTE! ITโS TIME TO CAST YOUR VOTE! On February 10th, 2011, we launched the Open Hardware Definition v1.0, and launched a competition to select an OSHW Logo. Over 129 submissions have come in over 2 weeks, and a very active discussion on the forums. The selection of the OSHW Definition logo occurred […]
I am indebted to a commenter on yesterdayโs skeletonics post for reminding me of G. John Dick and Eric A. Edwardsโ SpringWalker spring-powered lower-body exoskeleton. Using the slightly half-baked terms I proposed yesterday, the SpringWalker is another notable example of a โpassiveโ exoskeleton, i.e. one that amplifies the speed and range of a motion, but does not actually add power. An oldie but a goodie, the SpringWalker was patented in 1991, back when the term of a US patent was still 17 years, and is thus now out of patent. [Thanks, DanYHKim!]
Cream tea is a real English treat, consisting of scones, clotted cream, jam, tea, and (occasionally) bread and butter. This recipe below will make about six large scones.
If you’ve ever cracked into a nice hardboiled egg in the morning and wondered about the nutrition content, then you might want to check out this egg nutrition label. Designed by Thingiverse user dnewman and printed on an EggBot art robot, it should provide all of the nutrition info that you need about your breakfast. […]
This is a velocity sensitive MIDI isomorphic keyboard. 192 total keys. The project came out of Louisville Soundbuilders, a fortnightly meeting of circuitbenders, synth engineers and experimental musicians. After seeing a couple of my failed variations of a single-bus isomorphic keyboard, Tim was intrigued enough to design one even better. He designed multiple PCBs that […]
