Month: September 2008

Dorkbot Austin 17: Things Got Messy

Dorkbot Austin 17: Things Got Messy

More specifically, things got coated with a thick layer of gore courtesy of the Gore Cannon. More on that in my next post; for now, thanks to all of our presenters for a great event: Nick Pietraniec explaining his work-in-progress guitar hero-bot. Edwin Wise and his Abyssal Organ. Meredith Johns (pictured) and Carolyn O’Hara from […]

Daft Punk’s “Something About Us” on Nintendo DS Ubisoft Jam Sessions, Midi controlled software electric bass, drums, synth, vocoded vocals, and solo theremin, recorded in a single pass, with a single camera

Sweet tunes for a Saturday jam… by Randy George, filmed by Nicolas Bates via Waxy. Ableton Live looped cover of Something About Us by Daft Punk, performed on Nintendo DS Ubisoft Jam Sessions, Midi controlled software electric bass, drums, synth, vocoded vocals, and solo theremin, recorded in a single pass, with a single camera. About […]

Resin casting

Our friend Becky Stern posted a video on Craft today which shows you how to mold and cast small parts out of resin. It’s something anyone can do, and the process will allow you to make reproductions of small parts, something that could come in handy when you’re prototyping (or designing tiny custom army men). […]

Encoder rings

Encoder rings

Nice concept… “encoder rings” via CrunchGear. Encoder Rings began as an investigation in how to store precious or personal digital information. The result is a series of rings that are decorated with tiny blobs and holes, that actually represent letters in binary code; the code used as the basis for digital information. The user would […]