How-To: Tissue Paper Flower Garland
It’s not that early to start thinking spring.
Month: February 2013
Add it to the List: Robots can now Play Badminton
Researchers at the Flanders Mechatronics Technology Centre in Belgium have built a robot that can play quite a convincing game of badminton.
How-To: Falling Stars Garland
I love the simplicity of this wooden falling stars garland from Jessica at Scrumdillydilly!
DIY Puppy Coat
Is your pup chilly this winter?
DIY Leather Knot Bracelet
I LOVE this high-fashion-inspired DIY by Whimseybox and am now seriously coveting this chunky gold leather bow bracelet. I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled in the thrift stores to see if I can find some gold leather to repurpose for this one!
President Talks 3D Printing in State of the Union Address
Present Obama mentioned 3D printing in the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, announcing the launch of three manufacturing hubs that will focus on additive manufacturing. He suggested that congress creates “a network of 15 of these hubs” to ensure that the focus is on making America “a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing”. The creation of these hubs will surely bring new, high-tech job opportunities with them.
Using Scratch to Control Mindstorms Robots
Clinton Blackmore wrote in to share Enchanting, a visual programming tool that uses Scratch (as well as LeJOS firmware on the NXT brick) to create a more intuitive and powerful interface than Lego’s Mindstorms software can manage. The software is free and open source, and is being developed for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
