Cucumber Machines, Adorable Felt Plushies, and More at Maker Faire Tokyo
Every year Maker Faire Tokyo impresses with the sheer number of cool things to see. If you can make it this weekend, go!
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Broken Stuffed Animals Get โSurgeryโ to Teach Kids About Organ Donors
Of the 14,000 people in Japan who need transplants, 300 receive them each year. To inspire organ donors, Second Life Toys is using plushies.
MegaBots Wants YOU (To Fund Its Kickstarter)
MegaBots launched a Kickstarter to fund the upcoming battle between Mk. II and Suidobashi Heavy Industry’s Kuratas.
The Japanese Art of Recognizing Beauty in Broken Things
In Japan, craftsmen practice the ancient art of kintsugi, or โgolden joinery,โ which is a method of restoring a broken object with lacquer.
You Don’t Have to Like Dolls to Enjoy This Kokeshi Doll-Making Video
Yasuo Okazaki is an amazing woodworker that makes naruko kokeshi dolls, which he hypnotizingly shapes and paints while they spin on a lathe.
Delicate Resin Flowers Bloom with This Unusual Technique
These beautiful flowers, made by artist Sakae, appear to be made of glass, but they are actually wire dipped in liquid synthetic resin.
Everything We Know About the Upcoming USA vs Japan Giant Robot Battle
The creators of Megabots have come forward to challenge Japan to the fight of the century: a giant robot battle.
