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Here are some videos and photos from Robogames 2008 in San Francisco, CA! RoboGames is the world’s largest open robot competition with over 70 different events. Combat robots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu. Some robots are autonomous, some are remote controlled. Photos from Robogames 2008. Related: Scott Beale […]
Next time your alarm goes off in the morning and you switch it off, only to sleep through your important meeting that day, you might want to look into this nifty alarm clock. The 80s cube clock forces you to solve the puzzle before the alarm stops, so you need to be on your toes […]
Steve and his daughter Zoe came up with this clever night stand for kids who sleep on the top bunk, which they call the “flying night stand.” I wish I had one of these as a kid and during my lofted bed dorm years in college! They whipped up a nice step-by-step for the project, […]
I stopped in at Thingamajigger Friday night, it was great! John Medina effortlessly held the crowd’s attention while he talked about attention, Dan Savage told us how tech has ruined his life, I talked to Hazard Factory’s Rusty Oliver about optimum sanding belt grit size for the best power tool drag racer traction, Beth Goza […]
If you are in the San Francisco/Bay Area, head on over to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to catch the exhibit, The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics that runs through June 29th. On Saturday June 14th from Noon to 5pm, join Stephanie Syjuco in her informal drop-in workshop for The […]
Folks in NYC (or thereabouts) should hustle on over to the McCarren Park pool in Brooklyn this weekend for the 4th Annual Renegade Craft Fair, featuring over 200 fantabulous vendors. Renegade Craft Fair: Brooklyn Sat & Sun, June 14 & 15, 11am-7pm @ McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, NY
Instructables user Sunkicked made a helpful tutorial for making your own suet bird feeder from a scrap of wood and a little help from your drill. Handy for attracting avian friends to your backyard! If you’re extra handy you could add little dowels for the birds to sit on.
