The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
BattleBricks posted awesome building instructions on how to get your own iPhone controlled LEGO robot working! This is a demonstration of iPhone to Lego NXT Robot communication via the Safari browser and Lego’s Light Sensor. To build this, you’ll need a laptop, two iPhones, and a Lego NXT Robotics Kit. First, build your robot. Second […]
Worldbike Slideshow: Bicycles as a tool for Development from Ross Evans on Vimeo. Worldbike designs higher-strength, longer-wheelbase bicycles with integrated cargo capacity. We conduct trial markets to determine the ideal price levels, work with the bike industry to get the best quality parts and frames at the lowest cost, and partner with international development organizations […]
Tinkerlog posted great instructions on how to create your own arcade controller and set it up with your favorite ROM. For all you emulation lovers who need that extra level of finesse, this will work with USB and MAME. Tinkerlog writes: HID stands for Human Interface Device class. Common devices of this class are keyboards, […]
MAKE’s favorite puzzles.
The mirror-produced real image can appear so real that you’ll reach out to grasp it, but your fingers close only on thin air.
Would this bike be illegal in ten states? (And yes, this is, of course, stupidly dangerous) [via adafuit industries]
YARB is a robotic blimp controlled using an Android phone. Images are sent over wifi from the blimp to the phone display as it’s maneuvered along using the tilt sensor inside the G1.
