Chris at PyroElectro created a tutorial on building your own animatronic eyes. One of the holy grails in animatronics is a realistic robotic eye because eyes are one of the hardest facial features to duplicate with realistic quality. While I have no intention of building the perfect animatronic eye in this tutorial, the low cost […]
By Shawn Bowman The folks in my family are big fans of the ridiculous, with bad jokes and slapstick gags at the top of our fun list. Our favorite kind of summer party involves delicious food, lots of friends and the definitive gesture in slapstick humor; a good old fashioned pie fight. (We don’t use […]
If you have some bored kids around your house, try this little project: pull a cereal box from your recycle bin, dig up some yarn scraps, and weave some pretty sun ornaments. Michele Pacey shares her how-to over at Michele Made Me. I could see these being cool holiday decorations or even gift tags. Maybe […]
Make: Live episode 14 is all about metalworking. Metalworker and Madagascar Institute director Hackett taught Matt to arc weld, and gave a sneak peek of his new TV show for the Science Channel, Stuck with Hackett, which premieres August 18th. And Becky gave a jewelry demo showing how to cut and solder sheet silver. Catch […]
Make: Live episode 14 is all about metalworking.
In this week’s episode of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits Lyneborg is giving you two fun ideas for nerds with RC cars. The first and easier one is “build something new from the parts.” The second and more complex one is to upgrade your RC car with “computer assisted sliding control.” There is also […]
This Portal 2 Wheatley puppet from Furin Cosplay is nothing short of phenomenal. Check out the extensive in-progress documentation on her blog to get an even deeper appreciation for the amount of work that went in to making it. [via @thinkgeek]
