The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
In the latest version of his DIY skill crane, Marc has added a third dimension, expanded the crane’s envelope to cover an entire room, and upgraded the business end with a SparkFun robotic claw. A universal TV remote serves as controller, communicating by IR with Arduinos in each of the two big motor housings.
Joey Johnston of Starkville, MS, wrote in with this well-done Lego model spelling out a worthy motto: Never Stop Making. He built it for his typography class at Mississippi State.
ECE 5760 students Meng-Ling (Maxwell) Liu, Thu-Thao Nguyen and Yang Yang created a game called Hand Breaking Bricks. Rather than use a standard interface for their game, they decided to take on the challenge of using gestural control.
MacGyvering nurses and Legos are helping to create MEDIKits for better health care.
Say hello to Thing #19733 from Joseph Larson of Provo, UT, aka Thingiverse user cymon. It’s his entry in the just-closed TinkerCAD Chess Set Design Challenge. You can browse all 250+ entries….
I love this inventive and environmental way to rack your bikes by using a pair of wood pallets.
CNN’s The Next List this Sunday, April 1, will profile Jose Gomez-Marquez, who hacks toys to make inexpensive and flexible medical equipment for developing countries.
