Revive Ratty Lawn Chairs with Comfy Macrame
Have a set of outdoor chairs that have seen better days? Turn those old aluminum frames into gorgeous DIY macrame garden chairs!
Driving an RC Car with Arduino and a USB Racing Wheel
In this cool project, Mate Marschalko connects a USB racing wheel to a web browser running the HTML5 Gamepad API to wirelessly drive an RC car. This will likely go over the heads of anyone who doesn’t know JavaScript programming [raises own hand], but it doesn’t actually look too hard to do, if you basically […]
Cast Lego Minifig Candles Using Sugru
Celebrate the 83rd anniversary of Lego with your own Lego minifig candles using a wick, wax, and a simple, reusable Sugru mold.
Check Out These 5 Racetracks from the Motor City Maker Faire
The Motor City Maker Faire had 5 different race tracks to see. This included drones and the hugely popular Power Racing Series.
Build a Two-Octave Laser Harp
I find laser harps fascinating. The first time I saw one was when I stumbled across a video of a guy using lasers to play the theme song to Tetris. I thought it was the coolest thing ever, but I couldn’t justify the cost of buying one. Instead, I decided that I’d try to build one […]
Create Stereo Images for Virtual Reality with Raspberry Pi
Patrick Catanzariti turned a single image stream into a virtual reality style experience without me needing to do any crazy math.
Wobblebots Walk Without Motors or Electronics
Wobblebots are simple robots that can walk down an incline using only potential energy.