On Let’s Make Robots: This clever walking robot by George Collins of Sherman Oaks, CA, that uses a plastic shoebox as an enclosure. Sterylite6000 is a large and somewhat unusual robot. Originally it was designed to use only six servos. This worked resonably well, but did not get good ground clearance on the back legs. […]
As you can see in this picture, it’s a little drizzly out, but the gates opened to a line of folks waiting to get in to Maker Faire Detroit this morning, including our local TV crew. Let the good times begin!
I really like Tim Oelker’s toolbox with hammer handle.
Hey, just hanging out – thanks for stopping by – here are my CPUs, no big deal. Here’s a nice collection of CPU throughout the ages.
Once again, the DIY Bigtop has thrown open its flaps; the tech and creativity circus has come to town! Cue up the circuit-bent marching bands, switch on the robo-clowns, rev up the art cars. It’s time for Maker Faire Detroit at The Henry Ford! If you’re going to the Faire, or just want to follow […]
Geek Dad John Knight built this “Electromagnetic Geospacial Globe and Remote View with Obligatory Goggles” with RFID tags and reader (Touchatag) to remote-control Google Earth on a steampunk’d tablet computer. Oh, and the goggles? They don’t do anything special. Yet. John will be showing how he built it and talking about it this morning at […]
Check out this nifty how-to video by ThScience on how to make your own fake blood, just in time for Halloween. It’s really entertaining, like a chemistry lesson and a classic rock concert rolled into one. Which pretty much sums up my entire high school career.
