Crafty Toys

Animated Admiral Ackbar Costume

Animated Admiral Ackbar Costume

Everybody’s favorite bipedal cephalopod, Admiral Ackbar, is faithfully recreated in animatronic detail by Tom Cuthbert and Daniel Valdez. The head and arms are cast in rubber and outfitted with hardware to control facial expressions.

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The Nerdy Derby at World Maker Faire New York

The Nerdy Derby at World Maker Faire New York

The Nerdy Derby is a Pinewood Derby-inspired no-rules* car building and racing competition brought to you by students from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. The first Nerdy Derby will take place on September 29th and 30th at World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. Awards will be handed out […]

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Fijibot, an Autonomous Solar-Charging Robot

Fijibot, an Autonomous Solar-Charging Robot

Toy vehicles from plastic bottles are pretty cool. Add an Arduino, solar panel, batteries, ultrasonic range finding, a few servos, some beefier tires, and you’ll have something like Fijibot, an autonomous, self-charging robot.

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