Cool deployable structure in wood and tape
Architecture student Ryan McCaffrey made this amazing expanding model from a bunch of pine parallelepipeds with white duct tape hinges. [via Dude Craft]
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Autonomous micro helicopters
While doing research for the next issue of MAKE, I discovered this small company, Centeye, right here in my own Northern, VA backyard. They’re developing vision chips for autonomous robotic aircraft. They have several videos on their site, showing various types of tests. Unfortunately, the videos are in WMV format only, and not on YouTube. […]
Our Autobot in Odessa
This Transformeresque giant metal guardian, made largely of junked car parts, was reportedly built by a company called Transinvestservice (TIS) outside the city of Odessa in the Ukraine. There’s more pics over at English Russia. [via Neatorama]
FutureCast: open-source hardware and MAKE-ing the future
I will be doing a call/chat live from Adafruit Industries “FutureCast: open-source hardware and MAKE-ing the future” Weds 2/11/2010 – Join Jerry Mchalski and me in a one hour conversation as we discuss topics such as open-source hardware, new hacker-spaces opening up, and the Fabber and Maker movements as they continue to develop in the […]
New Mochimochi Pattern: Hugs + Squoze
Anna at Mochimochi presents her new pattern in her shop Hugs + Squoze ($5), a cuddly little duo to make for your main squeeze (or for yourself, of course) for Valentine’s Day!
Stream audio to your NXT Intelligent Brick
YouTube user gloomyandy demonstrates how to stream 8-bit audio through a NXT brick’s crappy speakers via Bluetooth and USB. The trick is to use leJOS, Java-based replacement firmware for the brick. [via The NXT Step] More: NXC: C Language for Mindstorms NXT LEGO NXT walker turns from both ends LEGO Mindstorms NXT and open source […]
We’re all suckers for romance, even if most of us believe Valentine’s Day is a holiday dreamed up by industry fatcats. Here are MAKE’s staff picks for ways to celebrate with that special someone, maker style. Read on, it’s a big list! Build a bike A personalized bike built for your sweetie can be really […]