The FLARE system is a modular dynamic display for building facades that acts like a “living skin” to allow the building to “communicate” with its environment. The surface, controlled by a computer, consists of a series of tiltable metal flakes and controllable pneumatic cylinders that act as pixels based on their tilt in relation to […]
Shoulder-fired “spud gun” fires 10″ PVC missiles instead o’ spuds. Stinger Spud Gun [via] Related: Make a Spud Gun Instructions and 3D PDF The SGTC Mega-Launcher Spudgun From the pages of MAKE: From the pages of MAKE: The Night Lighter 36. Launch potato projectiles 200+ yards with this stun-gun triggered, high-powered potato cannon with see-thru […]
Mechanical artist and Renaissance Man, Tim Hunkin, has created a giant automaton clock for the London Zoo. This complex kinetic sculpture is base on the theme of Victorian Era attitudes towards the animal kingdom – london zoo clock & making of via The Automata. More: The Secret life of Machines – videos.
I can’t imagine losing my home to an act of God, but all of my neighbors, my entire town losing theirs at the same time, is just beyond comprehension. That’s what happened to Greensburg, KS on May 4th of last year when it was hit by a Cat 5 tornado. 95% of the town was […]
Nice looking pedal powered Monowheel by Ben Wilson! More @ benwilsondesign.co.uk via Gizmodo.
Vanessa writes in with another cool project involving plants and Arduino, made by Halfmachine.dk – The Singing Plant is an installation that lets the audience interact with a natural plant. ,When the plant is touched it gives feedback in the forms of sounds and light. The more people touch the it, the more enegetically it […]
Giant freaking RC plane, with an X-1 hanging off its wing…
