How-To: Amigurumi Monkeys
If you’re looking for a new crochet project to monkey around with while you hang out this summer, then this amigurumi monkey pattern from Knits For Life might just be an appropriate choice.
Month: July 2014
40 Foot Geodesic Dome Looks Amazing Lit Up
What do you get when you combine a 40 foot diameter geodesic dome with LED strips and acrylic panels? Apparently something really amazing, as seen in the videos below. This dome was set up at burning man, making for an interesting space where one can be enclosed in light or open to the environment if […]
Spark Lands $4.9 million in funding; launches new Cloud-based operating system.
Spark, which is known for its tiny development kit for creating WiยญFi connected products, is launching a cloud-based operating system that will enable users to take their products from prototypes (its current primary user base) to mass manufacturing. The Spark Core kit has always had a cloud component, but the new operating system will pair […]
Kokopelli Quickstart: Machining Parametric Living Hinges
The kokopelli living hinge example has built-in sliders that make it simple to create your own bespoke flexibles from rigid materials using digital fabrication tools.
Turn Codes into Things: Kokopelli and Antimony
Kokopelli and Antimony are parametric, comparative, implicit frameworks for computer-aided design. Currently, kokopelli is suitable for 2D and 3D modeling and PCB design, and Antimony, intended to be kokopelliโs spiritual successor, is experimental and under active development.
Fab Labs @ 10
Fab Labs are a global community of local workshops that enableย invention by providing access to tools and for digital fabrication education and enrichment, which has grown to over 250 labsย worldwide in ten years.
Offer the Largest Crowdfunding Perk in History, and Other Advice From Sproutel’s Campaign
A few months ago, Sproutel, the company behind Jerry the Bear, the interactive bear that helps kids with Type 1 diabetes learn to live with the disease, decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign. When the campaign went live, today on Indiegogo, it had an unusual perk: for $3 million you can buy 12,000 bears, which […]
