BusinessWeek has a great slideshow and article on how LEGOs are made – “Compared to the high-tech toys of today, LEGO bricks look exceedingly simple. But their precise production process is nothing to scoff at. Each LEGO brick must have that perfect grasp — strong enough to hold onto another brick but easy enough for […]
Check out this bluetooth controlled Lego car! – Thanks – Link
Wow, this is the iconic Minesweeper game made with over 38,000 Pixelblocks ($900 worth!)… [via] – Link. Related: Crazy LEGO/block projects @ MAKE – Link.
CoderKev writes – “My original Halloween plans got toasted, so I had to come up with something in short order. About a week ago, I was going thru Halloween ideas and remembered seeing this Lego MiniFig Costume. Lego’s been one of those fun things I’ve enjoyed staying a kid to enjoy. So, I decided to […]
Stargate rocks(ed) well, the seasons with Lt. O’Neil/Gould… and so do LEGOs, so this is just perfect… Kelly writes – “This rotating Stargate is 19 inches tall with light-up chevrons. An RCX drives a treadmill, which spins the inner ring randomly for x seconds, then reverses direction, seven times. Won best medium space award and […]
Nice collection of “LEGO Abominations” – “These gender-bender bricks let you change the polarity of LEGO sculptures. These were made by carefully attaching pairs of bricks after wetting their interfaces with acetone.” – Link. Also check out – “The “X-Ray brick” is a fully functional but inside-out Lego brick – It was made by attaching […]
Our pal Windell @ Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes – “It’s remarkably easy to hack LEDs into Lego minifigures to make awesome, creepy, and tiny decorations for Halloween. In what seems like a miraculous coincidence, a standard LED fits exactly into the head of a Lego minifigure. It’s that easy: grab an LED and a […]
