Monster NXT robot
This monster robot, according to the NXTStep, packs 9 NXT bricks controlling 16 Power Functions motors. Sweet!
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How-To: Security Envelope Stationery Set
I’ve seen a lot of cool security envelope lining projects in my blog reading, but I think this stationery set from Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut might just be my favorite. The creative ways in which she repurposes the entire envelope (check out that bookmark from the clear envelop window!) are just brilliant. See […]
Book Review + Giveaway: The Art of Preserving
For me, summer is at its peak when my Dad and I make jam. Ever since I was a kid, we have spent a few weekends each July and August gathering plums, strawberries, blackberries, and apricots to make gleaming jars of preserves. (I always think of Greg Brown’s song “Canned Goods,” where he says “you […]
Gerard’s Paella
Gerard has been making paella for Maker Faire since the very beginning. He serves up a special family-style meal for all the makers the night before the faire. In addition to his traditional chicken and shrimp paella, he also whips up a vegan version in one of his other giant paella pans, the largest of […]
How-To: Make a Fountain
Sunset has more than 30 DIY fountain projects up on their site. I love fountains, and with some clever material sourcing, they can be quite easy to put together. When I lived in a bustling town with tons of traffic, my fountain was kept outside under my bedroom window so I could fall asleep to […]
Google has a Great Glass Elevator; they call it “Liquid Galaxy”
.all of a sudden, flying around in Google Earth really felt like flying, and exploring the ocean trenches was like piloting a submarine. When you splashed through the sea surface you cringed slightly, expecting to get wet. You could even command your own lander down to the Moon or Mars…With the Liquid Galaxy, we could fly through the Grand Canyon, leap into low-Earth orbit, and come back down to perch on the Great Pyramid of Giza without even breaking a sweat.
Greeble-tastic Lego robot arms
Personally, I find the mark of a really gifted Lego artist is that his or her work makes you look twice and say, “Wait, that’s made out of Lego?” Renowned English builder Peter Reid (aka Flickr user legoloverman) consistently achieves that effect, for me, by obsessively permutating all those little Lego odds and ends that aren’t shaped like conventional bricks or plates at all–minifig arms, hands, and tools; Technic elements; pneumatic hose connectors; etc. These arms are part of a recent “assembly line” diorama of a future factory assembling his iconic “Turtle” robots. [via The Brothers Brick]