Baby doll mashup
Check out this wonderfully disturbing piece by Jon Beinart! Via the AntiCraft
toys
Robot soccer over the net
A company called Robot Services Group is running i-SOBOT soccer matches over the Internet. Using free video conferencing software called ooVoo, you control one i-SOBOT against an opponent’s bot on a soccer field. Another cool service the company provides is a robot test drive, where you can try controlling various mini-humanoid type bots. This might […]
Build a squid!
What *is* it about cephalopods? You can build your own adorable squid at Te Papa’s Colossal Squid site – there’s lots of information about the real colossal squid, too.
Mechanical toy and automata gift guide
Dug North has posted a two-part Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008 on his Automata / Automaton Blog. Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008, Part 1 Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008, Part 2
Homemade toys for tots
Via Mother Earth News, here are plans for 6 different toys for tots (32 months and less) along with developmental reasons for them. Some are incredibly simple, like this ‘tracking toy:’ All include explanations linking your creation to the baby’s development. For the toy above: 1 1/2 to 3 months The first three month’s of […]
Dorkbot Seattle Evil Toy workshop
Josh Kopel made this determined little critter at the Dorkbot Seattle evil toy workshop. Check out his flickr set for more weird mashups. (Alas, my Furby expired on the operating table.)
Holiday Gift Guide: Robots!
In the last few years, the world of hobby robotics has exploded. Driven by the plummeting prices and ubiquity of microcontrollers, servomotors, and other electronic and mechanical components, the growth in personal fabrication technologies, and the success of such commercial toy, hobby, and domestic robots as Lego Mindstorms, the Robosapien line, Japanese mini humanoids, and […]
