Kinect Gesture-Controlled RC Helicopter
Impressive Kinect-based gesture-controlled RC helicopter.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Cycle: Mechanized Virtual Bike Ride
Eric Hagan of ITP demonstrates “Cycle”, a stationary bike that’s mechanically connected to giant wheel with scenery sculpted upon it’s circumference.
Math Monday: Make a Truchet Tiles Puzzle
Create laser-cut Truchet tiles that can be rearranged in a frame into many interesting patterns.
Name This Six-Legged Walker Toy
This video has been making the viral rounds today. It’s a sneak preview and a draft promo video for a six-legged robotic toy in development at Wow! Stuff. And the toy is definitely a wow.
Pneumatic Lego Arm
This impressive creation, by YouTube user sumthinelse5790, displays the entire range of motion of the human hand. So amazing! [Via Tinkernology]
How-To: Compressed Air Foam Systems
MAKE regular Mike Pantrey, aka Mrsuperpants, returns with this cool page about building on-the-cheap DIY versions of the commercial systems used to make foam and/or “snow” for video, photo, and event special effects. He describes three iterations of his homemade CAFS and a method for making colored foam. [Thanks, Mike!]
BrushBot
Learn to build the BrushBot Kit from the Maker Shed.
http://www.makershed.com/Build_your_own_scuttling_BrushBot_p/msbb.htm
http://makeprojects.com/Project/Building-BrushBot-Kits/77/1
