Month: August 2009

Sam’s Custom Wedding Ring

MAKE magazine photo editor Sam Murphy is tying the knot this September (congrats Sam!) and she had her wedding ring custom-made based on her mother’s vintage 1901 ring. She worked with the talented Amanda Knox of RedStart Design, designers of custom jewelry. The process and the end result are fascinating.

Ramen serving robots

Robots serving ramen… At the “Fua-men” (pronounced FOO-ah-men) ramen noodle shop in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, two robotic arms busily serve their hungry customers, doling out nearly 80 bowls of noodles on a busy day. “The benefits of using robots as ramen chefs include the accuracy of timing in boiling noodles, precise movements […]