The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
This was originally used for a hang glider, but I am sure it would work in other situations. Why not use it on a down-tube of a bicycle, or attached a DIY dolly? The design requirements are pretty basic. The mounts needs to be light weight and robust to withstand my less than perfect landings […]
Robert Oschler, of RobotsRule, has posted a hands-on video review of the forthcoming WowWee robot, the Robosapien Tri-Bot. The bot sports some cool new features such as omni-wheels and tilt-motion control via its remote. The Tri-Bot is expected to ship this summer and retail for USD $99. RobotsRule also has a Tri-Bot page with an […]
I really like these colorful Japanese paper robot models. If you click on the underlined text next to the images on the site, you’ll see larger images and (with more clicking!) get to downloadable PDFs. These would go great with a gift subscription to Make! Paper Robots
Guy Vardi writes in: The clock is build out of bicycle parts. One of the design principles was to use only used elements. Edison once said that to invent you need good imagination and a pile of junk. The designers took his advice seriously. The Bike clock was build by Yedidya Vardi and Vladimir Zviagintsev […]
Todd Lappin, MAKE contributor and current guest blogger on Dinosaurs and Robots, has a strange collection compulsion that I don’t share, but I can totally understand. He has a control panel fetish. Hey, now. Don’t judge. Everybody is wired differently. Todd just happens to be wired to toggle switches, panel lights, and needle gauges. And […]
Instructables user engineerable hacked a couple of bike lights to embed in his backpack, and he documented the process in an instructable so you can see how to make your own bike light backpack. Related: Bikes @ MAKE Turn signal bike jacket
Two German engineers have turned the Wii Balance Board into a computer input device for doing such things as flying over Google Earth and controlling avatars in Second Life. Fly in Google Earth using the Wii Balance Board [via]
