Build your own quadrotor airframe from hardware store parts, then trick it out with stabilized onboard video and autonomous flight.
A father’s love inspired this A-bomb maker to invent a pneumatic actuator that’s used in robots today.
This sweet POV rig built from aluminum t-slot beams will help you keep your hands free to shoot sweet workbench videos.
A few times a year I volunteer to an arts organization and serve as their “house sound and light guy.” I usually run sound and do the lights for the traveling acts if they don’t have a tech with them.
Cartesian diver toy "Diving Tony" was a cereal box favorite. You can make one quickly from just a few parts. Use clear PETG tubing and a piece of solid styrene to make the diver follow your commands.
You’ve amassed a small fortune in diamonds, wood, coal, iron, food, and the other resources you need.
Learning about technology is a lot easier when you’re having fun — and shooting at targets is fun! With this amusement park–style arcade, you’ll fire beams of infrared light instead of projectiles to trigger automated knock-down targets you can customize with soda cans, ducks, robots, or anything else you feel like toppling with a well-placed shot.
Don’t steal fruit from your neighbor’s fig tree — clone it!
I’ve always been a fan of “presence lights” that turn on when I walk into a space.
Making art projects with paper is fun and accessible for even the littlest of hands.
Want to rock big animations on your LED wearables? There’s an easy way to download animated GIFs onto a 16×16 RGB LED matrix using Processing software, Arduino, and the Teensy microcontroller.
Making butter is easy! All you need is a mason jar and heavy whipping cream.
