Month: March 2010

Open Heart LED Hoodie

Flickr user imakefunthings used two of my Instructables to construct this adorable soft circuit hoodie with a snap-on blinky heart. He used a LilyPad Arduino and Open Heart Kit. More: Open Heart brooch TV-B-Gone Hoodie and Zipper Switch CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101 CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Bike Patch LilyPad Arduino POV Wristband Touch Sensitive […]

Cajun Crawler: If Theo Jansen designed a Segway

This Segway-style transportation device uses famed kinetic artist Theo Jansen’s style of bug-like locomtion. I think the rider appears to surf on another creature, perhaps a crayfish? Cajun Crawler [via @EMSL] More: Theo Jansen papercraft walker Theo Jansen-inspired Arduino walker Interview with Theo Jansen… Reader mail: Theo Jansen signs MAKE! Lego Segway needs only NXT […]

In the Maker Shed: Green Mini Breadboards

In the Maker Shed: Green Mini Breadboards

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday, might we suggest a lovely Green Mini Breadboard? It’s half the size of a half-size breadboard, this Mini Breadboard is perfect for tiny projects and for sticking onto the top of Arduino ProtoShields! Normally, we’d encourage you to choose from 5 colors, but today, please consider green!