Machine Knitting by Lisa Anne Auerbach
Lisa Anne Auerbach makes these delightful sweaters and dresses on her knitting machine. Incredible!
Year: 2011
New In the Maker Shed: MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer Kit
The MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer kit is a breakthrough in 3D printing technology. Design your part, hit print, and let the fully-automated Thing-O-Matic do all the work.
How-To: Boy’s Bowtie
The cute factor in these wee-sized boy’s bowties might be almost too much to handle. They are perfect for Easter or any time your little guy feels like getting spiffed up. Jessica of Living the Swell Life shares how to make them over on Papernstitch.
Animated Origami Bird Flock
Paul Strohmeier built this beautiful animated origami bird flock system using a flexible stretch sensor, an Arduino, and some servos.
Cybraphon, Autonomous Emotional Robot Band
Cybraphon, the latest project from Edinburgh-based artist collective FOUND, searches the web for reviews of its performances, and changes its playing style as a result. Image conscious and emotional, the band’s performance is affected by online community opinion as it searches the web for reviews and comments about itself 24 hours a day.
Pillow Mace
Matt Borgatti made this pillow mace for NYC’s Pillow Fight Flash Mob.
Time Lapse: Lego Ship in a Bottle
This build from Julia Morley took “a week of planning, three days of building, a large number of expletives, and some interesting use of very long tools.” And you can enjoy the whole process (minus the expletives, which have been replaced with soothing music) in three minutes of 32X time-lapse bliss here. [via The Brothers Brick]