EconoSpazzi Robot
Andrew Terranova from Let’s Make Robots mods the Spazzi Robot project from MAKE 27 to use less expensive solenoids. He calls it the EconoSpazzi.
Month: August 2011
Alphabet Letter Vase
Check out this colorful font vase from Font Crafts. With some basic thick stickers and an inexpensive vase, you can add more color to any arrangement.
Award Winning Scientific Visualizations
In July, the US Department of Energy hosted its annual Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC 2011) conference in Denver, CO. Among the programmed events was a “Visualization Night” in which a three-person jury, and members of the audience at large, voted to determine the best of 23 submitted scientific visualization videos.
How-To: Crocheted Cat Cozy for Your Mouse
As a confirmed cat lady, I’d recognize this satisfied look anywhere. This is definitely the face of a kitty who has just gotten a mouse, and will be sharing it with you at the earliest possible convenience. Craftster user Kitiza crocheted this cute cat-shaped cozy for her mouse, and was nice enough to share the […]
In the Maker Shed: Stirling Engine Kit
This great-looking Stirling Engine Kit, from the Maker Shed, is as majestic as a piece of art and it’ll help you understand the basics of thermodynamics. Unlike internal combustion engines, Stirling engines run on an external heat source, which can be anything from combustible fuels to geothermal or solar energy! You can try 3 different experiments: the generator, the fan, and the car.
Microcrochet From Kelly Cheatle
Kelly Cheatle of Crafty B creates these microscopic crochet amigurumi, and will have them on display this weekend at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. I’m trying to wrap my brain around how she is able to do this. Yes, that’s a tiny crochet Yoda … on a penny. Amazing.
Printing your Kinect scans on a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic
I got my hands on a Kinect a while back (thanks to Ashley Burns of Waggener Edstrom for sending me one to mess around with), and Iโve been itching to scan something and print it on my MakerBot Thing-O-Matic. I got as far as scanning things with Kyle McDonaldโs KinectToStl, but as I have no skills with 3d modeling software, I had no clue how to turn it into something printable. I tried printing some of the STL files I got out of that tool, but they were way too complex. With some open source software, a few simple steps, and an occasional not-so-simple-step here and there, you can print what your Kinect can see.
