Crazed LEGO fan Chris Doyle has done an awesome job in creating this custom Nite Owl Owlship from the Watchmen comic (and upcoming film). I love how some builders go so far as to mock up packaging. Now that’s dedication. The Watchmen: Nite-Owl’s Owlship
Here’s a fun online toy I found through Deep Fun– you paste in the url from an online image you like, and the software converts it into a kaleidoscope image – you can change the kaleidoscope image by clicking and dragging with your mouse. (that’s my cat, Jamie)
Here’s an R/C hovercraft toy made mainly out of junkbox parts: The workings of a hovercraft are fairly straightforward: one high-power motor with an airplane propeller forces air down through the hole in the center, which pushes the bottom of the hovercraft off the ground. This greatly reduces friction, allowing the hovercraft to scoot around […]
On RoboCommunity, Grandlarseny37 has done a preliminary take-apart on the new WowWee Alive Cub robo-critter. Inside the WowWee Alive Cubs: Part 1 [Thanks, Robert!]
Trossen Robotics has announced the winners of their latest Trossen Robotics Community building contest. This scratch-built Wall-E, by TRC member 4mem8, won first prize (a SG-5UT Robotic Arm). Trossen writes: We got to watch 4mem8 bring this guy to life and document every painstaking step that he took building this Wall-E robot from scratch. That’s […]
Mike Perrucci, aka Mazeguy, builds amazing domino runs – he’s even worked with Penn and Teller. His site has lots of info about building runs, including this Tips and Tricks page, where he shows you how to incorporate Slinkies, soda cans, and toilet paper. Great fun if you have a lot of time and a […]
Jason over at Haqckszine found the Tilted Twister, a LEGO NXT robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube without the help of a PC. It’s really impressive to watch! Just place the scrambled cube on Tilted Twister’s turntable. An ultrasonic sensor detects its presence and starts to read the colors of the cube faces using […]
