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Octopus Soft-Robot Tentacle, Suckers!

02/18/2012

Everyone loves a soft robot, and I'm fond of the marine variety. This bioinspired prototype tentacle, made of silicone rubber,...

11/14/2011

At MAKE Labs we built a squadron of balsa-and-tissue ornithopters for William Gurstelle’s how-to article in MAKE Volume 08. The...

11/03/2011

In MAKE Volume 25, Sparkle Labs showed how to hack your TV remote control to make it solar powered. Just...

10/27/2011

Traditional surfboards are fragile, plus they’re made of toxic goo — polyurethane foam and polyester resin — that ends up...

10/26/2011

This kit’s great for office warfare but it’s really meant for flight-testing paper airplanes. Two DC motors spin rubber discs in...

10/24/2011

Kits are the gateway DIY project. Words can’t describe the pride a 9-year-old feels when he glues the final piece...

04/26/2011

Chris Burden's kinetic sculpture Metropolis II is a mesmerizing cityscape where 1,100 toy cars blaze down 18 lanes of freeways...

11/17/2010

Want to discover the chemical make-up of distant stars and planets? Use a spectroscope. It displays a little rainbow of...

11/10/2010

Secret sauce for your workshop, and smart gifts for the makers on your list — you’ll be smitten with our...

10/26/2010

To get to Mars, we’ll use the same technology as Darth Vader’s TIE fighter — the ion propulsion engine. It...