How-To: Knit T-Shirt
Looking for a warm weather knitting project? The Purl Bee has you covered! Check out this breezy, lightweight knit t-shirt pattern.
Month: April 2013
Twitter Controlled RPi Robot Hand
Whiskey Tango Hotel’s Hand of Pi is a robot hand that gestures (sometimes rudely) when a tweet is sent to @OurCatDoor that contains certain keywords. It’s all controlled by a Raspberry Pi. Looks like this is one of the entries in our Raspberry Pi Design Contest which closed last night…
How-To: Industrial Pendant Light
Give a worn out lampshade with a traditional wire frame a new lease on life with this industrial pendant light DIY!
Introducing the FuzzBot
Twelve-year-old Maker Quin already has a company of his own–Qtechknow. He founded a hackerspace in his garage on California’s Central Coast. He helps teach Arduino classes for kids and adults. And he developed the “gas cap” a baseball hat that detects human methane emissions. (What 12-year-old woulnd’t want that?) And now he’s created the FuzzBot, a cool little robot that not only turns on a dime to avoid obstacles, it helps his mom out by dragging a dust cloth as it makes its rounds.
How-To: Farmer’s Market Carpet Bag
Make a rugged yet stylish carry-all with this farmer’s market carpet bag tutorial!
Upcycling the Things That You Find
What would your reaction be to moving into an apartment and finding an old broken IKEA lamp? Normally you’d throw it out, but not if you’re Industrial Designer Samuel Bernier. Instead he designed and 3D printed a series of intricate lampshades.
Sculptures From Clothes Inside Clothes
Artist Britt Ragsdale created this intriguing sculptural installation called Casualties in Form from just clothing layered on top of more clothing.
