Smartphone-Controlled Ball Launcher 01/27/2012 Andrew and his brother built this great ping-pong ball launcher out of salvaged and repurposed parts. I especially like the...
Shrewbot, a Robot With Whiskers 01/26/2012 When the whiskers touch an object this causes them to vibrate and the vibration pattern is picked up by sensitive...
Printable Johnson Polyhedra 01/26/2012 Thingiverse user and retired protein crystallographer(!!!) pmoews created these .STLs of polyhedra (AKA Johnson solids), based off of George Hart’s...
Converting a Milling Machine into a CNC 01/25/2012 Joel Miller of Massachusetts (known for his excellent MakerBot Transformer) is working on converting a milling machine into a CNC....
DIY PVC Magnetometer 01/25/2012 I love it when people use humble PVC as a project enclosure. In this case, Alex Avtanski of San Jose,...
EL Wire Project Sampler 01/24/2012 As Advanced Materials Month enters its final week, we’re gathering together some of the coolest projects from the dusty archives...
RGB POV in a Tube 01/24/2012 I love this RGB POV in a tube created by rucalgary. There are 64 RGB LEDs spinning around on an...
“Unchained Reaction” — A New Maker-Friendly Show 01/23/2012 On Friday, the Discovery Channel announced that Mythbusters stars Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are creating a new reality show...
Salvius, an Autonomous Robot Made From Recycled Parts 01/23/2012 Salvius runs off Ubuntu, can operate autonomously, is about the height and weight of a human being, and is mostly...
NXT-Based Brick Sorting Robot 01/20/2012 This monster Lego sorting robot, built by Kenneth and Lasse of BrickIt, organizes bricks by size as well as color....
