As much as I love Engineer Guy videos, I am especially partial to Series #4, because it is themed around the chemical elements—each installment features a different element and a remarkable bit of engineering based upon it. And this week my two personal favorite elements are in the spotlight. Though it is utterly common, today, […]
This enigmatic little beauty is a sculpture by Jerstin Crosby, called Vegan Pizza Party, which he describes as, “a cavernous slice of day old vegan pizza, complete with a rave cave.” It’s made from a diverse variety of materials including: porcelain, wax, wood, foam, lights, speakers, mp3 player, and a custom pedestal.
ThingM’s TodBot wasn’t content in keeping his Mintronics: Menta (available in the Maker Shed) in the included tin so he 3D printed his own!
Daniel of Valencia, Spain, built this clever waiter bot to dispense (warm?) beer: This time, I show the operation of HeinyBot Waiter in static mode. In this mode, once activated the robot, it enters a loop oscillating movements, gestures and audio messages which only comes when we approach from the side or front to less […]
I don’t know about you, but as a crafter, I experience some serious guilt whenever I send a store-bought greeting card. The problem is, I don’t always have the time to create the gorgeous, personalized cards that I’d like to be giving instead. That’s where Shannon at Madigan Made comes in: check out her simple […]
Inspired by “How It’s Made,” here’s a second step in my old DIY cord-curling process that makes the coil even tighter and is, just as importantly, a heckuva lot of fun to do.
Fans of Ytai Ben-Tsvi’s IOIO board will be happy to know that there’s an update coming. Ytai recently announced that there’s an second generation IOIO in the works. The new version will feature the ability to connect to a PC over USB (OTG) or Bluetooth using the same high-level API and cost slightly less than the original.
