Shape-memory metals get a fair amount of attention, but shape memory polymers exist, too. In fact, heat-shrink tubing is a familiar example of a simple shape-memory effect in a polymer. This video uploaded by MIT researcher Vikas Srivastava back in 2009 is a more impressive demonstration of heat-induced shape recovery. The plastic material is tBA […]
In 2003, my friend Tony, aka graffiti artist Tempt1, was diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that left him almost completely paralyzed except for his eyes. In order to help him continue to make his art, I collaborated with a group of software developers and hardware hackers to create a low-cost, open source, eye-tracking system that would allow Tempt1 and other ALS patients to draw and control a computer using just their eyes.
Have you ever made a robot that didn’t work right, at least at first? In hobby robotics this is no big deal, and it still isn’t the end of the world with industrial robots, but with surgical robotics, being one millimeter off can mean life or death — or at least complications. Welcome to Carol Reiley’s world.
A look back at the all-mechanical marvels that made fun sounds for over 100 years.
Reverse engineering guru works to unlock our personal data.
SO. EXCITED. My new video shows you how-to preform basic leather working tasks to make a steampunk inspired leather holster out of scrap leather. I have always been intrigued by leather work and am now obsessed with it. Let out your inner Rosie the Riveter and hit some sh*t! Snaps, rivets, and mallets…OH MY! Subscribe […]
Here’s what gets me excited about making: it lets you build stuff the way we build software.
