And now, a holiday greeting from our quadrocopter overlords
This impressive demonstration is by researchers at the Flying Machine Arena, part of the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zürich
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Create a Lego flash drive with functioning cap
There are a number of projects online for re-casing a flash storage drive using Lego bricks, but most of them leave the USB connector exposed. In this project, we show you how to create a Lego case-mod that includes a Lego cap that snaps into place. Materials: Dremel Rotary Tool Dremel 561 Multipurpose cutting bit […]
Japano pop promo for Fireplace Simulacra
Banana Design Labs whipped up this adorable Japano-pop promo for their Fireplace Simulacra, a neat ambient toy light designed right onto a circuit board. We carry them in the Maker Shed, as well as their Angler Fish of similar design.
Kinect Pong
A classic pong game controlled via Kinect hand tracking. Created with openFrameworks and ofxKinect as a proof of concept for hand tracking. [Thanks, Michael!]
Kinect 3D holographic video chat
Kinect hacker Oliver Kreylos and pals are using a couple of Microsoft Kinect 3D game controllers and custom software to enable 3D holographic video chat. Their setup differs from traditional 3D video in that the participant is captured and mapped in real-time allowing others to view them from any angle in 3D. One fortuitous outcome of this experiment is the ability to clearly identify the line of sight of the other participant.
Arvind Gupta’s Charming Toys From Trash
Gareth @ Make: Online writes: We’ve mentioned Indian maker Arvind Gupta’s clever and charming work before, in both the magazine and here online. If you haven’t seen his videos and website, you’re in for a treat. In this time of giant big-box store plastic monster toys that kids will likely play with for the entire […]
