Make: Live is Tonight! Episode 12: Robots
Make: Live airs tonight! Ep12 is all about robots! to celebrate the upcoming release of MAKE Volume 27.
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In the Maker Shed: Karakuri Somersault Doll kit
Old technology can be simply amazing. Centuries before Arduinos, servos, and electric motors, Japanese artisans came up with the mechanisms for the Karakuri Somersault Doll. The technology for this doll was reconstructed from original figurines by the kit builders at Gakken, so you can recreate one yourself! The kit includes everything you need to build the doll including the screwdriver.
How-To: Make an Ombre Shirt
This ombre shirt tutorial from Cotton & Curls is a great way to update last season’s shirts without ever needing to step foot in a store. I’ve seen dip-dyed pieces everywhere lately, but it looks like it would be way more fun to save the money and make my own!
Plick, a Kid-Friendly Robotics Set
This prototype, which consists of an Arduino Pro Mini and associated sensors and motors, is the work of Gabriel Paciornik, a student at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Israel. Plick is an interactive building toy. It is made of different robotic parts that are connected through elastic wiring. The behavior of the toy […]
Verbalizer (Arduino-compatible Google Voice Search dev board) giveaway
Remember the Arduino-compatible Verbalizer development board for Google Voice Search that we covered recently? Michael Lipton from Breakfast NY has given us four Verbalizer boards to give away to lucky readers.
Flashy Papercraft Gadgets
Photos: Zim and Zou A French graphic design studio, called Zim and Zou, created these unbelievably detailed papercraft sculptures of antiquated gadgets as part of a series called, “Back to Basics.” [via Boing Boing]
How-To: Build a Water Wall and Throw Stuff Through It
If you’re into photography, and you’re not already following DIYPhotography.net, well, you probably should be. Their new tutorial from Jack Long shows you how to build a simple water sheet fountain and how to capture great pictures of stuff you throw through it.