Diane of Crafty Pod kicked off her New Year with some plastic canvas crafting, and made this awesome robot. (In case you didn’t already know, Diane is a plastic canvas master) She was tweeting in-progress pictures of her adorable robot throughout the day, and when the final piece was revealed, I was completely smitten. Rumor […]
Mechanical sculpter Nik Ramage, in collaboration with Laikingland, created Fingers Mk II, a kinetic sculpture of fingers drumming, driven by a DC motor and a pair of AA batteries (included). [via designboom]
Cubelets are a robotic construction system from Modular Robotics. Using color coded cube modules, a maker can create a robot from snap together pieces that contain sensors, logic circuits, or “actions”. When attached together, the modules communicate via i/o built into the connector. Cubelets seem like they’d be the perfect introduction to robotics because you could easily get started creating robots without having to pick up a soldering iron.
Photos of Steve Lodefink’s cool Pinewood Derby Racer
A short film about Bill Holloway and Mauro Hernandez, of Masterworks Woodworking who “salvage condemned city trees, then build beautiful bicycles out of them.”
In this video, Jimmy DiResta shows how to make a skull ring.
If you are obsessed with Scandinavian design like me, you’ll love Curbly’s round-up of Top Ten Scandinavian Inspired DIY Ideas. My favorite is the super simple white branch hook by Scandinavian Deko. Totally making this.
