Syuzi Pakhchyan, pictured here from eTech, is a media designer and tinkerer working and residing in LA. Her studio, SparkLab, lives in the intersection between culture, craft, and technology. Weaving electric circuitry with craft, SparkLab carves out a space for the cultural production of technologically crafted artifacts. You’ll be able to meet Syuzi at the […]
Dave writes – “[Here are] projects done by a high school physics club over 30 years. Pedal-power dry submarine, R/C lawn mowers, 3-axis flight sim cockpit, R/C live-video-eye rockets, 3-tier beer brewery, motorized bikes, rocketry ignition systems, home-made X-ray system, homemade fireworks, simple-to-Make Stirling engines and simple bronze casting.” – Link. Pictured here, radio controlled […]
These folks will be at the Maker Faire. In their 12 years of operation, Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC) has built several supercomputers out of the discarded e-waste At the Maker Faire, ACCRC will be building one such cluster and powering it using their veggie-oil fueled generator. The slave node CPUs will be entirely […]
Dosser writes – “Remember those fake fish mounted on a plaque that flopped about and sang “Take Me To The River” and “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? Well, here’s your chance for revenge.” – Link. Related: Circuit Bending. Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of the strangest sounds you’ve […]
No video yet, but this looks really interesting – “Inspired by the strange motion of the basilisk lizard, Carnegie Mellon University mechanical engineers have built a tiny robot that can sprint across land and water with equal aplomb.” [via] – Link. Related: Water Runner Robot – Link. How “Jesus Lizards” walk on water – Link.
Timothy writes – “A Maker friendly version of the Tube Lamp by Nik Willmore. A captivating Light source suitable for normal usage and able to be dimmed down like a nice relaxing night light” – Link.
Alan writes – “Philippe Hurbain has created a pneumatic LEGO wheel. This wheel has no electronics and is controlled by two hand pumps, also made from LEGO. There are very detailed construction details available on his site that were created using LeoCAD and some LeoCAD plugins.” [via] – Link.
