Lego Steampunk Strandbeest Model 06/18/2013 Jason "True Dimensions" Allemann built this motorized Theo Janssen-style strandbeest walking robot, but evoking a cool steampunk style! I love...
Cellophane Graffiti 06/18/2013 CelloGraff consists of graffiti artists Astro and Kanos, who make their art on sheets of cellophane stretched between poles or...
Arduino-Controlled Lego Maglev Vehicle 06/17/2013 Team Antipodes, a FIRST robotics team consisting of Emma, Kjersti, and Violet of Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, CA,...
Learn About LED Matrices 06/17/2013 Collin Cunningham’s videos remain golden! In Circuit Skills: LED Matrix he talks about LED matrices and how to control the...
A Closer Look at Solder Paste 06/13/2013 Zooming in on solder paste is more interesting than you might think.
Seven-Segment Matrix 06/13/2013 June’s Component of the Month is the diode, and a 7-segment display actually consists of seven light-emitting diodes! So, why...
Omni Wheel Mobile Platform 06/12/2013 German neurobiologist Malte Ahlers (who built a Kinect-equipped humanoid robot), sent us a progress report on his omni wheel robot....
RPi Geiger Counter 06/12/2013 Chrono wrote in to share PiGI, a Geiger-Müller breakout board compatible with the RPi. The Raspberry Pi is a perfect...
Adafruit’s Kid’s Show Continues with ‘B is for Battery’ 06/11/2013 Learn all about batteries in the latest episode of Adafruit Industries' Circuit Playground -- Ladyada and Adabot make a lemon...
Lego Binary Clock 06/11/2013 Lego builder nxt1engineer created this binary clock. It uses rotating spindles to indicate the passage of time.