If you’ve got a little furry creature as well as a little extra felt, then you might think about throwing together a little superhero costume for them, like these clever ones made by Etsy seller la Marmota Cafe.
This project dates back to 2009, but it’s entirely new to me: the HPS Hamstar is a hamster-powered submarine constructed out of a 3-liter bottle, a hamster wheel, and a few other household materials (with a total cost of $57). Its maiden voyage—documented above—was powered by Houdina, now in retirement after a single trip in the submersible.
The half life lamp by Joris Laarman is apparently powered by living, bioluminescent hamster cells.
Here’s a vid of a hamster, in a hamster ball, controlling a iRobot Create. The hamster controls the robot by running in the ball in whatever direction he/she likes. The ball is supported on three rollers and an optical sensor measures which way and how fast the ball is spinning. Those values are fed into […]
I can’t believe how much work someone put into this adorableness. I’d love to see remakes with other animals and games. Sonic with real hedgehogs? Via Cute Overload
