Dug North launches online automata plans index
Respected automata builder, blogger, and long-time MAKE pal Dug North has started collating plans for whirligigs, mechanical toys, and other automata in a single page.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Needle-felted explosives
There’s something about plush renderings of objects that would otherwise be terrifying that really appeals to me.
Canon 7D vs. Barbie Video Girl video comparison
Great video comparing the Canon 7D with the new Barbie Video Girl by Brandon Block and Fernando Ortega: A comparison between my two new cameras: The $1,800 Canon 7D versus the brand new $50 Barbie Video Girl… available in the girlie aisle of your local Toys R Us. It’s the sassiest camera money can buy. […]
Airsoft minigun
Made almost entirely from machined aluminum by Kuba_T1000. It feeds plastic BBs from an electric ammo pack that holds 16,000 rounds. [via Hack a Day]
Mindstorms skill crane
Will Gorman of Orlando, FL, wrote in to share his nicely executed skill crane that uses NXT and RCX bricks, touch sensors, and servos as well as over 600 Lego elements. My son was inspired by Toy Story and asked if we could build a Lego Claw. The skill crane uses the NXT to drive […]
Single-handed game controller mod
Playing a game on the Wii with one hand is a major selling point of the system. However, what if you don’t have a Wii or would like to play some of your older games? Dutch hardware hacker Hasse’s brother can only use one hand, so Hasse decided to remedy the situation by successfully modding a standard two-fisted controller with an accelerometer.
Giant voxel soccer ball sculpture
Check out this time-lapse installation video of a gigantic sculpture of a soccer player by Ratfliffe Fowler Design for Nike. Each voxel in this hanging sculpture is a soccer ball.