Billy Mays Tribute Cross-Stitch
But wait, there’s more! A fabulous tribute to epic pitchman, Billy Mays, by Look What Emily Made. [via Mr. X Stitch]
Month: May 2011
Open Source Drill Press
This beast — a hydraulic drill press powered by a 20hp engine, appears to be connected to the Global Village Construction Set project. [Via Pat]
Coat Hanger Chair
I’ve noticed that furniture designers are obsessed with chairs, especially ones made out of atypical materials. Maybe it’s the human scale or the infinite sitting possibilities, but I can see the strange allure of myriad chairs, all made from other human-scale objects.
Lego Space Helmet Reads Comics as You Wear it
Although it’s just a concept design for now, this prototype Lego space helmet that reads comics as you wear it is very exciting. From designer Jonathan Robson, the helmet would work by downloading audio tracks for a Lego comic book on to a USB stick, using a code on the cover. The USB stick would […]
Sharpie Pen Plotter
Check out this Sharpie plotter attachment for the Phlatprinter CNC kit cutter. Even though it requires a manual pen swap, it’s still mesmerizing to watch it plot in image.
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 05
More info: http://blog.makezine.com/?p=92749
Links of interest:
Ignoblegnome, see his robots here:
http://letsmakerobots.com/user/5293/pages/robot
Frits Lyneborg, host:
http://letsmakerobots.com/user/4
Isotope’s Laydybug:
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/12924
Nuumio’s LadyBugBot clone:
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/18506
Skaterj10โฒs Freedom555bot:
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26058
Tyberius’s Giger v4 Custom Humanoid Robot:
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26127
The Latest in Hobby Robotics 06
In this weeks show, Rik and Frits are taking a look at one of the
oldest, yet still most popular simple and fun hobby robot projects:
“The Sumo”. Also in this show, a look at a very impressive piece of a
hand made full metal robot that looks like it is ready to explore
Mars.
Here is a list of links related to the show, including project pages
and YouTube clips:
Gary’s Nano Sumo
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/22566
iRichiepoo’s Arduino Sumo Robot Prototype
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/24013
patrickmccabe and Gary’s Nano Sumo
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/22568
E2TK’s ArduSumoto
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/18609
thesaxmachine’s Pyrostriker: Flame Shark
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/26219
FingerTech Robotics’s FT Sumo
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/12779
Solarbotics K SV Sumovore Mini Sumo Kit
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/3191
thesaxmachine’s Samm The Sumobot
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/16839
noise0’s Arduino Minisumo 01
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/5015
Antonb’s MTR – A planetary surface exploration rover
http://letsmakerobots.com/node/13080
Clip from Monkey vs. Robot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_QsCXm1vrk
