Robert Oschler, of RobotsRule, has posted a hands-on video review of the forthcoming WowWee robot, the Robosapien Tri-Bot. The bot sports some cool new features such as omni-wheels and tilt-motion control via its remote. The Tri-Bot is expected to ship this summer and retail for USD $99. RobotsRule also has a Tri-Bot page with an […]
I really like these colorful Japanese paper robot models. If you click on the underlined text next to the images on the site, you’ll see larger images and (with more clicking!) get to downloadable PDFs. These would go great with a gift subscription to Make! Paper Robots
Two German engineers have turned the Wii Balance Board into a computer input device for doing such things as flying over Google Earth and controlling avatars in Second Life. Fly in Google Earth using the Wii Balance Board [via]
On D+R, Mister Jalopy points us to the winners of the 2008 IPMS scale modeling contest in Stockholm, Sweden. I’ve been to some of these miniature and models contests and the models and dioramas are incomprehensibly detailed and expertly painted. Having spent years studying this artform (I used to run a sci-fi tabletop wargame modeling […]
Here’s another cool project from Studio 3D – a smart domino run, with an option for using a LEGO RCX brick.
Randy Sarafan made an Instructable on how to play mini golf anywhere with a Pringles can. He writes: This is an easy way to quickly convert a Pringles can into a portable golf hole in a matter of minutes. This is intended both for those who like to play minigolf but are on a limited […]
There’s been a lot written about how humans anthropomorphize Pleo – but even dolphins are fascinated! This is an amazing video. Sirensgrotto says that Pleo reacts positively to the dolphins, too. Related: Hack the Pleo robotic dinosaur new dev forum and scripting now available BREAKING NEWS: MySkit – Performance editor for PLEO
