The Gakken Tea Serving Robot is designed to be a replication of the karakuri zui, an illustrated manual written in the Edo period (1603-1868). This mechanical doll has a tray that holds a cup of tea, and it is designed to approach the guest with the tea, bow his head, and then carry the empty […]
What do you get for crafters who also venture into the tech side of things? Before you start knitting a multimeter cosy, here are some great projects and gift ideas that intersect the worlds of MAKE and CRAFT. Fashioning Technology Ready to take your craft projects to the next level? With “smart” materials, unorthodox assembly […]
James “Dr. Krazy X” McCracken III sent us pictures of his steampunk-y take on the Gakken Mini-Theremin kit build. Mini-Theremin The theremin, invented in 1919 by Russian scientist Leon Theremin, is one of the world’s earliest fully electronic instruments, and is also unique in that it was the first musical instrument designed to be played […]
In covering DIY technology from Japan, there have been quite a few kits and projects that have come along that would be of interest to makers outside of Japan, but are either not available for overseas ordering, or are available but may be subject to high shipping costs and long waits. Luckily, one very consistent […]
Great background story on the Drawdio kit (we have this in the Maker Shed!)… JJ Silver (the inventor of Drawdio) writes – Imagine you could draw musical instruments on normal paper with any pencil (cheap circuit thumb-tacked on) and then play them with your finger. The Drawdio circuit-craft lets you MacGyver your everyday objects into […]
Not quite sure if the constantly changing face of this single digit LED clock would be irritating (ok, probably), but it’s an interesting and perhaps rebellious take on the ubiquitous 7-segment project. Economical and initially befuddling to friends/enemies! – Single Digit LED Clock Kit Of course would likely save a lot of dough when building […]
Rachel Hobson @ CRAFT writes: Jeffery Ruddell over at CraftStylish has done it again! All of his paper projects leave me swooning, but – honestly – often leave me feeling a little intimidated. His latest project, though, is right at my speed and would actually be fun to tackle with my kids. He’s made a […]
