Robot easter egg
Type “about:robots” in Firefox 3.0 to see this little Klaatu barada nikto from our benevolent metallic brethren. [Thanks, Jay!]
Kids & Family
Erasers! (really!)
One of my favorite things about the Internet is discovering people’s collections of things. This time it was erasers. ErasersWorld is a chatty and thorough look at the author’s collection; Joy of Erasers has more of a blog-type tone, including coverages of other people’s erasers and industry news. I also found this BNET article on […]
Poke an eye out?
I’m sure I owe my fascination with glass eyes to my grandfather, who lost an eye when he worked on the railroads and had a glass replacement. His visits meant nervously brushing my teeth while keeping my eye on his, staring out at me from its glass of water on the bathroom counter. I found […]
Interview with David Lasky, Comic/Zine Maker
David Lasky is a Seattle artist and teacher who has been making comics and zines since 1991. He teaches both kids and adults at 826 Seattle, Richard Hugo House, Seattle Art Institute and with Arts Corps. His work has been published in The Comics Journal, The Stranger, and many anthologies, including Best American Comics 2006. […]
Kinetic drawing bug
Arounna Khounnoraj has instructions for this clever motorized drawing bug at Bloesemkids.
RoboGames humanoid smack-down
It’s hard not to bust a gut laughing at these mini-humanoids skittering around the ring, duking it out. Of the 1st RT Battle Cup, Robots Dreams writes: Watching the humanoid battles at RoboGames 2008 yesterday we noticed how impressive the larger, higher torque designs are for the crowd. The Robit team from Korea, with their […]
Mechanical climber
I wish I could speak Spanish – Argentinian Alberto Oscar made this great little mechanical climber, I’d love to know what his narration is about. There are other constructions at his blog, Surprising Physics (Fisica Sorprendente).
