The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
YouTube user GusJanss made an awesome Mindstorms walker that uses only 3 NXT servos to move six legs. Nice hack! The Hexapod Walker is a six legged LEGO NXT robot walker. It uses a gait that causes very little slippage at the feet so can walk well with rubber tipped feet all the way around. […]
I’m a big fan of Shawnimals’ quirky and undeniably lovable ninja series of handmade plush creations. Shawnimals now has the Ninja of the Month Club, where you can sign up for an exciting new ninja every month. February’s ninja is Yeti Ninja, my favorite one ever. I’m thinking of asking Yeti Ninja to be my […]
I dunno why you’d set it up to be NOM-ing your flatscreen TV, but I like the look of this, er, “Puck-Man” shelving unit from Italian firm Ginepro Design. Would be an easy remake, too, especially if you’ve got access to a CNC mill. [via Slippery Brick]
This may be the end of civilization as we know it. [via Neatorama]
We’ve covered George Katz and his water rocket projects here in the past. In this recent video, he shows testing of a lightweight in-line parachute deployment rig, as well as some additional footage of the group’s most recent launch day. In-line Deployment Mechanism More: Awesome DIY water rockets with drop-away boosters In the Maker Shed: […]
Insructables user murphtron writes: My son started riding a 16″ bike at 4 years old without training wheels. (He was first on a push bike without training wheels or pedals at about 3 1/2.) One day he decided to build a jump in the back yard. So he found a piece of 2 x 12 […]
All card-carrying members of the NAR may want to look away now. The West Oakland Rocketry Club, based out of West Oakland CA, breaks pretty much every rule in the NAR Handbook. This is not rocketry for kids, or those who are particularly safety-concerned. Dubbing what they do “art rocketry,” the group (a lot of […]
