The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
To teach children about complexity theory, a group from Indiana University created an electronic game called BeeSim using LilyPad Arduinos and XBee radios: During the game children wear a Bee puppet wrist band with embedded electronics to allow for game play. The children have a finite amount of time (45 seconds) to collect and deposit […]
While pong clocks are a dime a dozen, Ottowa, ON, maker Andrew O’Malley’s super slick DOTKLOK raises the bar. DOTKLOK is an open-source, hackable, Arduino-based digital clock that displays a series of unique time-telling animations. The passing of time is depicted with numbers and abstract/geometric patterns such as Morse code and minimal analog clock faces, […]
“You mean organized?”
“Organezized. Organezized. It’s a joke. O-R-G-A-N-E-Z-I-Z-E-D…”
“Oh, you mean organezized.”
Recently, Stephanie from All about Ami made a really cute Chinese New Year amigurumi doll which I posted about last week. Now she’s made this cute amigurumi Valentine Teddy to celebrate Valentine’s Day! I love seeing her step-by-step process in her detailed photos. Stephanie says the patterns for both dolls will be up soon on […]
Love this project by YouTube user wpavalko. Also see its assembly video. [Via The NXT Step]
This summer I realized that you don’t need a driver to run your el wire if you’re putting it on a bike. I hooked a stepper motor up to a transformer from an old cell phone charger and it ramped up the voltage enough to light up my bike in real-time. It even fades on […]
The NXTBee from dexter industries lets you connect to multiple NXTs and other devices using standard XBee radios. Now your NXT can talk to another NXT or an entire swarm.
