The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Jay sent in this amazing Wiimote controlled coil gun. This is certainly an effective way to protect your cubical from unwanted intruders. Just keep in mind, this is a lot more effective dangerous than the Nerf versions. I’ve seen some of ioBridge projects recently, and in inspired by “ServoBeer” I thought I’d try my hand […]
This is definitely one for the remake category. In fact, I think these have already been remade, right? I remember the LEGO Dulcimer and midi guitar, but I don’t remember a LEGO MP3 player? I think it would be a lot of fun to make a whole bunch of these types of products from old […]
Bill sent in this cool project that uses an Arduino and a WiiFit balance board to control a marble labyrinth game. It looks like a lot of fun! [Thanks Bill] Plug an Arduino and two servos into a wooden labyrinth board game then add some programming and a WiiFit board and you have instant fun. […]
The latest addition to WowWee’s FlyTech line is the Lightstar, a simple, inexpensive flying blade (retailing for $20). They come in three different colors/infrared channels, so you can fly and remote-control three fliers at the same time. WowWee Lightstar
Goldenrod Foundation has created this nifty animated map to show how migratory birds use Plymouth Beach in Massachusetts. Check out their interactive map showing the migratory path of some of the birds that pass through Plymouth. It is fairly amazing to see that the birds seem to fly to specific regions and towns in far […]
Check out this wonderfully disturbing piece by Jon Beinart! Via the AntiCraft
Designing CO2 cars is a project for many middle school technology and science classes. The projects gives an opportunity for students to get hands on experience with the Design Process, working with tools and materials, and design and build for aerodynamics and manufacture a vehicle that can go very fast if even for a short […]
