Art and Technology Pioneer Eleanor Kent Dies
Eleanor Kent, an artist who innovated methods of making art from new technologies, died recently at the age of 83.
Eleanor Kent, an artist who innovated methods of making art from new technologies, died recently at the age of 83.
Hexapods, mechanical creatures with six legs, can be one of the easier ways to make a walking robot. A hexapod was one of my first robotics projects, and it turned out great. Great for being around 4 inches tall that is! If you’d like inspiration to build something much bigger, and admittedly more awesome, check […]
Steampunk makers have designed some interesting (and some bizarre) projects and devices based on the sub-genre of sci-fi. Everything from small mechanical spiders to the Arts et Metiers metro station in Paris have taken on a steampunk aesthetic and now we can add emergency lighting to the list thanks to Instructables member Junophor. The steampunk […]
Getting the perfect shot can be difficult, especially when the subject or object is moving at a high rate of speed. Specialized equipment is often used, such as high-speed cameras and remote digital triggers to capture images at just the right moment, which carries a hefty price tag. Matt Kane of Vela Labs has designed […]
Take a gander at what these industrial design students came up with in this riveting video from a GoPro workshop run by dutch designer Roel Wouter of Moniker at The ECAL University of Art and Design in Switzerland.
Arduino has shields. BeagleBone has capes. And now Raspberry Pi has HATs. The Raspberry Pi Foundation officially announced their specification for add-on boards for their new Model B+ single board computer, which just started shipping. HAT stands for “Hardware Attached on Top” and is meant to make it easier for the end user to add […]
The Japanese art of paper folding is a difficult one to master, involving taking a 2D sheet of paper and transforming it into 3D shapes. For most of us, three folds are the maximum number we normally handle ─ usually only done when we have to send a letter in the mail. Roboticists from Seoul […]