The work of Maurice Mbikayi first caught my eye due to him creating a couple of skulls out of keyboard keys. Skulls, I once told a friend (only half jokingly), are my power animals. Add in some of the elements of my trade (keyboard keys) and I’m going to sit up and take notice. And […]
In this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Andrew and Frits are looking at a big question in life: “Why build a robot?” And they have at least one fun reason: Solve a challenge. Frits’s favorite challenge is discussed in the show: Crossing the Gap Challenge Also in this show, is featured music […]
We’ve recently added two new contributors to CRAFT, and I thought you might like to meet them: Andrew Salomone is no stranger to these parts. We’ve featured his Self-Portrait Ski Mask, Bill Cosby Portrait in Jello Shots, and Nerds portraiture here, among others. Andrew is an artist and teacher based in New York City, and […]
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has jumped on the OSHW bandwagon. Geneva, 7 July 2011. Four months after launching the alpha version, CERN has today issued version 1.1 of the Open Hardware Licence (OHL), a legal framework to facilitate knowledge exchange across the electronic design community. In the spirit of knowledge and technology […]
Image by Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg, via Juxtapoz Thanks to Matt Richardson’s post on MAKE, I’m fascinated by cinemagraphs, which are still images containing a little bit of looping motion. (If you’re familar with animated GIFs, this is something similar, but a bit more refined.) NYC-based photographers Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg are doing […]
The Motor Shield Kit, from the Maker Shed, is great for adding motors to your next Arduino project. Connect bi-directional motors, stepper motors, and servos in various combinations. Four independent H-Bridges make it perfect for robotics!
When you’re an embroidery geek, you tend to start seeing every line drawing as potential for stitchery. Fortunately, Flickr user LilyVanilli72 is an embroidery guru with an eye for fantastic poetry. These Shel Silverstein stitcheries are awesome. [via Geek Crafts]
