Tom Lehrer – “The Element Song”
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Kids & Family
LEGO RCX blimpbot
Bzupke and his son made this amazing steerable blimp using the LEGO RCX. via NXT Step Using an RCX, 3 Motors, the Infrared Remote, Large trash bags, and lots of helium, my son and I created a steerable blimp. Two of the motors controlled propellers (made from a LEGO propeller with larger blades made out […]
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio – new version
Tim (BlueToothKiwi) at NXT Step blog says there is a new version of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 – it’s designed to work with several robot vendors including LEGO Mindstorms and iRobot. The free download is here.
Bay Area Backroads – Places for Kids to DIY (Video)
I had the pleasure of being a guest again on Bay Area Backroads with host Doug McConnell. Check out this segment , “Do It Yourself 4 Kids“, where I cover some great kid craft places in the Bay Area (there are links on the right if you scroll down the page). The first segment I […]
GeekDad at Rocket Mavericks
In response to our high power rocket post, Ken Denmead of GeekDad points us to coverage on their blog of the Rocket Mavericks event, with some awesome pics. The first one above is a time-lapsed night photo. The author of the piece, Steve Jurvetson, writes: …the motor failed, and broke the rocket in two, but […]
Kevin Kelly reviews our home chemistry book
Over on Cool Tool, Kevin Kelly has written a great review of the
Robotic sea bream
Pink Tentacle points us to this amazing looking sea bream robot. Tai-robot-kun’s creator, professor Ikuo Yamamoto, says the robot can easily be mass-produced, outfitted with various cameras and sensors, and released into the sea to perform a wide range of oceanographic survey tasks. He adds that because the robot swims silently and looks like a […]