In between robot battles at Seattle Bot Battle IV, I got a chance to interview Scott Ferguson about his computer controlled CNC etchasketch. He can make his computer control the etchasketch. Scott usually makes robots that kill other robots, but took up the kinetic art challenge for the event. One of the things that impressed […]
Photojojo shows you how to put your photos on cupcakes – “Just when you thought cakes and cupcakes couldn’t get any better, here come the happy and fun-loving folks over at Icing Images. Simply send them your digital photograph and they send you back edible icing! Lickety split! Your tasty photo icing arrives as sheets […]
Rick writes – “Here are several detailed projects to make using LEDs. How to make an 180 LED colour changing flood light. How to make a joule theif and suck the very last of the power out of that battery you thought was dead.” – Link. We’ve covered this site before, but it’s always worth […]
Our pals at ROBOT Magazine have an overview of the Parallax workshop at the Maker Faire – “If you are interested in up-close demos of robotics technology, the April 22 – 23 Maker Faire, at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds in the heart of Silicon Valley, CA, will be of interest. You’ll see a 17 […]
Spook8000 writes – “The PC Virtual Impact Suit takes in-game bullet hit events into real life physical impacts on player’s body. It currently supports the popular Half-Life 3D first-person-shooter game, and connects to the PC via a USB port. “ – Link. No idea if anyone built this, but an impact vest looks like a […]
Jon writes – “Here is some information on a Bar Monkey that I helped Alan Baker build this winter. The Bar Monkey is a device for automatically mixing drinks. The concept comes from BarMonkey.net where you can see several other versions of bar monkeys. Almost all of Alan’s Bar Monkey, including the software, was designed […]
Graffiti Research Lab workshops at Maker Faire – “Come to the Graffiti Research Lab workshops at the Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. We will be working with visitors on the creation of a giant bus mural while running workshops on making LED Throwies and Electro-Graphs.” – Link. Maker Faire! – Link.
