Jar-lid vibrobot
Yet another vibrobot design, this one made out of a metal jar lid, motor, switch, and battery. Killer Jar Lid Robot is Coming For You!
Toys and Games
Magnetic marble track
Here’s a smart, easy, and fun reconfigurable marble course, made from PVC plumbing pipe, magnets, and a framed metal board. Kids can change the track shapes as they please. Sent to us by Jack McKee of Hands-on Books.
Mind-blowing homemade dodecahedral puzzle
This incredible dodecahedral “Petaminx” twisty puzzle was all hand-cast, hand-assembled, and hand-colored (okay, “hand-stickered,” but still…). The Making of the Petaminx
“Kids” played on iPhone/iTouch
Phil Clandillon sends this music video of The Mentalists playing Kids, originally by MGMT. The Mentalists are an all female act based here in London. They’ve done this unusual cover of MGMT‘s “Kids” played entirely on their iPhones and iPod Touches, using apps from the application store. What kinds of great music can you play […]
Head-up display unit for FPV hobby flying
The whole FPV (First Person View) R/C flying hobby fascinates me. I’d love to try it at some point. This system, being developed by a French maker, is a board that plugs into the video camera system used in a FPV rig to provide a heads-up display with useful flight, navigation, and power information. Looks […]
Paintball turret gun
Jared Bouck, of Inventgeek, is at it again. He’s just posted details of a paintball turret gun that’s been in the works for several years: This paintball turret system has the ability to be configured as a wired or wireless platform and we have even built it in a way to be portable for rapid […]
Toy tractor and trailer built from trash
A monstrous testament to resourcefulness and the valor of the human spirit, rendered in the most modest toy, made of plastic bottles, rusty nails, and bits of wire. Both sort of heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. Taken in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. Toy Tractor from Recycled Plastic
