9-Year-Old’s DIY Cardboard Arcade Gets Flashmobbed
Caine made his arcade using boxes from his dad’s used auto parts store. He hadn’t had many customers, so we set up a fun flashmob to make his day, and filmed his response.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Lego Three Laws of Robotics
AFOL Simon Primordial Greeble of Toronto, ON, built this sweet depiction of Asimov’s legendary Three Laws: 1: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2: A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict […]
How-To: Build a Room-Sized Skill Crane
In the latest version of his DIY skill crane, Marc has added a third dimension, expanded the crane’s envelope to cover an entire room, and upgraded the business end with a SparkFun robotic claw. A universal TV remote serves as controller, communicating by IR with Arduinos in each of the two big motor housings.
Never Stop Making
Joey Johnston of Starkville, MS, wrote in with this well-done Lego model spelling out a worthy motto: Never Stop Making. He built it for his typography class at Mississippi State.
“Breakout” Game Controlled with Hand Gestures
ECE 5760 students Meng-Ling (Maxwell) Liu, Thu-Thao Nguyen and Yang Yang created a game called Hand Breaking Bricks. Rather than use a standard interface for their game, they decided to take on the challenge of using gestural control.
“Design For Hack” in Medicine
MacGyvering nurses and Legos are helping to create MEDIKits for better health care.
Chess à la Voltron
Say hello to Thing #19733 from Joseph Larson of Provo, UT, aka Thingiverse user cymon. It’s his entry in the just-closed TinkerCAD Chess Set Design Challenge. You can browse all 250+ entries….
