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Building a Life-Size Bumblebee Transformer

Building a Life-Size Bumblebee Transformer

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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Sci-fi robot engineer extraordinaire, James Bruton, attempts to build a real Transformer.

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This 4-Foot-Tall Robot Transforms into a Car in Seconds

This 4-Foot-Tall Robot Transforms into a Car in Seconds

By Matt Terndrup

Matt Terndrup

I'm a virtual reality, wearables, and technology art journalist who focuses on emerging trends in the maker, hacker, and inventor cultures. I like to travel around from place to place researching what is being made.

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Did you ever think you would live to see a real life transformer? This robot turns into a car, and its creators want to build one even bigger.

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Watch High Voltage Plasma Vortices Dance On Your Speaker

Watch High Voltage Plasma Vortices Dance On Your Speaker

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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The vortex of arcing electricity seen in Anthony Garofalo’s speakers rely on the Lorentz force. It’s a super cool effect that you must watch!

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