Made in Japan

Made in Japan – Volume 14

Made in Japan – Volume 14

This week: The Point-to-Point Circuit Robot, Soceadth Art Bikes, The Mountain Guitar, Tetris on an Oscilloscope, Plastic Model Fiber Optics, Kyaraben – The Character Bento, The Quest for Edible Baran, Flash + Gainer Seesaw, and Space Invader Mosaic Tile Street Art. Point-to-Point Circuit Robot Circuit boards – who needs em, right? As you can see, […]

Made in Japan – Volume 13

Made in Japan – Volume 13

This week: DIY Marble Mazes, The Uda Electronic Music Instrument, Maywa Denki’s “Sound is Fun,” The Swimming Robot, A Magnetic Actuator on an Ultralight Indoor Helicopter, Mr. Rolling, Made in Japan @ Maker Faire 2008, MechaRoboShop, the Xtel Ubiquitous Content Platform, and the Contraband Chumby. Marble Mazes by The Meiroya San Forget what you know […]

Made in Japan – Volume 12

Made in Japan – Volume 12

This week: Nanonano Tech Junk Buddies, Arithmetic Gardens, The Analog “iPod Touch,” Beetle Cross Stitch Kits, QR Code Hats, Nipple Hats, Can-Crushing Frogs, Cyborg Glasses, Nuigurumi Giant Isopods, Home Dinosaur Excavation Kits, and plenty more action from the 4/20 Make: Tokyo Meeting. Nanonano – Tech Junk Buddies by Kouichi Miyajima Artist Kouichi Miyajima makes adorable […]

Made in Japan – Volume 11

Made in Japan – Volume 11

This week: Pics from the MAKE: Tokyo Meeting, DIY Lightweight Airplane Motor, Bento Album Covers, Bathroom Stall Nap Net, Making Butter via Roller Coaster, The Bacarobo Competition, World’s Most Complicated Origami, Kotekingu’s Case Mashups, Robotic Dead Body Sweeper, Feline-Themed Car, Waterproof Wireless Mini-Cam, Tulip Field Art, Candy Model of Himeji Castle, and the Kalbi iPod […]

Made in Japan – Volume 10

Made in Japan – Volume 10

This week in Made in Japan: Previews from the 4/20 MAKE: Tokyo Meeting: Musical printers, tennis ball bazookas, and a powder bead spectrum analyzer. Also: “Matryomin” MIDI Machine, “Denkuri-Kun” Electric Shock Click Track, The Driver’s Perspective RC Toy Car, Archive of the Golden Years of the Radio Cassette Player, Webcams Hacked for Infrared – Yokohama […]

Made in Japan – Volume 9

Made in Japan – Volume 9

This week: Portable pocket tube radios, a young straw flute maker/player, a Famicom Theremin, Watermelon Carving Art, Elekit Solar Toy Kits, A UNESCO LEGO Exhibition, Sound Candy, Origamic Architecture, Trash Can Graffiti, More Wooden Bliss, LEDUBEs: Stackable, LEGO-Like LED Cubes, and a Remote Control Robot-Driven Power Shovel. Portable Pocket Tube Radio Projects We all know […]

Made in Japan – Volume 8

Made in Japan – Volume 8

This week: MIDIfied finger piano hack, Interaction 2008, an impalement simulation belt, a safety-first robot paper shredder, the Sociable Trash Box, a long-distance drinking device, the Limonect ambient footstep network, Kazuya Kanemaru, a rotary remote control, a robot controlled by a TV remote, a young girl rocking out to Max/MSP/Jitter, edible rice tableware, and a […]