MakerBeam begins to release specs 06/22/2010 MakerBeam, the open-source building set that got its start thanks to 132 Kickstarter patrons donating almost $18K, has released its...
Eric von Hippel on Lego hackers 06/21/2010 Eric von Hippel raps about the Lego Group prospering by embracing hackers. It’s a great lecture on companies tapping into...
Raven 1, drone 0 06/21/2010 Found on DIY Drones, this excellent video shows the dangers of sending your drone into a bird’s turf!
Make: Day aftermath 06/20/2010 I just got back from the Science Museum of Minnesota where the second Make: Day has concluded. Make: Day is...
Keychain camera takes intermittent photographs 06/20/2010 Youtube user textualarmor created a wearable interval camera as a project for a class at Carnegie Mellon. There are so...
See “Containment” at Brickworld 06/20/2010 This fantastically detailed science fiction Lego model, Containment, was created by Nannan Zhang of The Brothers Brick along with his...
Sid Barnett’s Machine Shop 06/19/2010 Patrick Parrish was vacationing in North Carolina when he spotted this long-abandoned yet fully stocked machine shop: It looked like...
Control AC devices from your computer 06/19/2010 Instructables user indestructable created this guide on connecting AC fixtures (light bulbs, in this example) to your computer using a...
Bicycle monowheel 06/18/2010 Earlier this week I posed bike hacker Pater Wagner’s uni/bicycle. Earlier this month we featured his monster bike. Now it’s...
Self-playing musical instruments 06/18/2010 These MIDI & Arduino-driven musical instruments — a violin and a glockenspiel(?) — were created by Spanish artist Joan Vallvé...
