Last weekend I had the chance to visit the new office space of M Booth, a public relations agency in New York City. To decorate an otherwise drab wall, they magnetized it and covered it Polaroid-style instant photo prints, attaching each photo to the wall with a rare earth magnet. In order to get these […]
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I don’t usually get tool envy, but I’m really digging the idea behind the MagnoGrip wristband.
Continue ReadingHobby servos are great for quick jobs, but if you attempt to do very precise work with them, their limited resolution quickly becomes an issue.
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I’m digging the way you turn on this fiat lux lamp by designers Constance Guisset and Grégory Cid. In place of the standard light switch, you place an orb under the lamp, which then (presumably) uses a magnetic field to hold it in place.
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Here’s an interesting article about a very clever gizmo by two scientists at Denmark’s Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy. It’s being hyped as a totally original invention, but the idea is so conceptually simple that I have a hard time believing it’s entirely new under the sun. Still, though–very cool. So, quick science review: […]
Continue ReadingStacey Kuznetzov made these fun robots that can traverse vertical metallic surfaces. Each bot is programmed with a unique personality and has embedded light sensors to perform some basic human interactions. She has an Instructable that explains how to make them. If you don’t have a metallic surface to infest with robots, you might want […]
Continue ReadingJoin me, won’t you? as I explore the trials and tribulations which comprise the process best described as – Building the Magnetic Sculpture kit. In the Maker Shed: Magnetic Sculpture Kit
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