Month: April 2006

Satellite Dish Treehouse

Satellite Dish Treehouse

David writes – “Saw the satellite dish gazibo and thought you’d like my treehouse with dish roof. We built this treehouse entirely from recycled materials, including the 10 foot diameter fibreglass dish as a dome roof. The cool, and unexpected, benefit of this design is that the bed is below the dish, and our heads […]

Robotic Guinea pig

Robotic Guinea pig

Robotdreams writes – Filip Verhaeghe, the publisher of the bnxt.com weblog, just posted a detailed article including photos and videos that documents how the popular GUPI, robot guinea pig was originally developed. Filip was one of the key developers on the project, and explains a lot of the design trade-offs and issues they encountered. He’s […]

Woofers

Woofers

These little speakers, woofers, are headless dogs with speakers mounted inside of them. I wouldn’t really buy these, but it’s a neat idea if you happen to spot a couple pair of ceramic/plastic dogs at a thrift shop or garage sale and want to make your own… [via] – Link.

Interactive circuit bent devices

Interactive circuit bent devices

Here are some interactive versions of circuit bent devices, gives you a good idea what they might sound like after they’re modded – [via] – Link. Related: Circuit Bending. Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of the strangest sounds you’ve ever heard. MAKE 04 – Page 88. More […]

Tagging your idea on Instructables

Tagging your idea on Instructables

Eric over on Instructables writes – “One of the things that we’re very really excited about for Instructables is the concept of a derivative project — a project that uses another project as a stepping stone for further refinement, improvement, or application to a totally different problem. The community of DIYers that we’re all a […]