Toys and Games

Host a soda rocket party

Host a soda rocket party

MAKE pal Steve Lodefink posted the details on a couple of kid parties he’s thrown centered on building and flying soda bottle rockets. When my son was little, he really wanted to have an Estes rocket party, but we thought it was probably too dangerous for 6-7 year old kids (even with close supervision). Doing […]

More i-SOBOT videos

Robots Dreams (by way of Waziwazi) has posted new videos of the forthcoming Tomy i-Sobot, a very nimble and sophisticated mini-humanoid (especially given its $299 pricetag). Can’t wait for this thing to come out to see about its hacks potential. The i-Sobot is available for pre-order on Amazon (and elsewhere) and is supposed to “in […]

Doctor-bots play Operation

2nd year engineering students from UBC (University of British Columbia) building robots to “play” a jumbo version of the electronic board game Operation. 2007 UBC Engineering Physics 253 – Doctor-Bot – Link Related: OPERATION: The costume – Link Make your own Operation board game – Link Making an ‘Operation’ game costume – Link

Demo vid of Tomy’s i-SOBOT

Billing it as the world’s smallest humanoid robot, toymaker Tomy has released a video of the i-Sobot, showing off what it can do. Pretty impressive for something that will retail for US$299. Amazon already has it available for preorder. It will allegedly ship next month. i-SOBOT Rocks, Rolls, And Somersaults – Link i-SOBOT [Robots Rule!] […]

Bart Simpson gets steamed

Bart Simpson gets steamed

From MiniatureBrainwave: Husband and wife team – Angel Tan and Justin Volpe created this steampunk piece for the custom Bart Simpson art exhibit held at theshowroomnyc this weekend. Known as the B.A.R.T. (Biomechanical Artificial Roving Terrain), this work is a shoutout to the steampunk esthetic. Steampunk Bart Simpson – Link Related: Steampunk coverage on MAKE: […]