There are so many great crafty events across the country this weekend. (Check out Laura’s Crafty Events roundup from this week to see if there’s one near you!) Here in Detroit, the Detroit Urban Craft Fair (which I help plan) is getting ready to open its doors tomorrow. If you’re in the area, come on […]
This freaky soft robot is being developed at Harvard. It uses compressed air to inflate elastomer limbs and can walk, crawl, and slither through all kinds of small spaces and slippery substances. The translucency of the soft robot’s body reminds me of underwater crawly things like shrimp.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a comment for our Renu giveaway! We’ll be pulling all the comments in and randomly selecting our winners – check back soon to see our list! You can keep learning more about the Renu lineup here.
It may not be the flashiest toy in the box, but there’s something magical about play food—it never fails to get a kid’s imagination going, drawing boys and girls alike into hours of creative play. For me, it’s always the added details that make handmade food stand out from the pack, so I’m pretty darn […]
To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 (and its companion website), we’re giving away at least one of the cool kits reviewed in the issue each day during the holiday season. Today’s kit giveaway is the Ice Tube Clock Kit (an $85 value!)
Want to get into the holiday spirit, but live someplace where a white Christmas is unlikely? Check out this snowflake cutout tank top tutorial from Heidi at Honeybear Lane to make your own festive warm-weather top! I love the casual look of the tank, but if you’re in the mood for something a little more […]
Another great innovation by our friends at DIY Drones: The big advance in APM 2.0 is the introduction of the Invensense MPU-6000 sensors, which have an internal Digital Motion Processor (DMP) that does advanced sensor fusion. We’ve tested it for months, including lots of flying, and it significantly outperforms the DCM used in APM 1.0. […]
