Eric von Hippel on Lego hackers
Eric von Hippel raps about the Lego Group prospering by embracing hackers. It’s a great lecture on companies tapping into the creativity of their fans, rather than suppressing it. [Via openp2pdesign.org]
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Phone-controlled Lego 8×8 Volvo truck
Our stringer for all things R/C, Francesco Fondi, sent us word of this amazing Lego/ NXT-based Bluetooth and phone-controlled Volvo 8×8 truck: This is a really impressive creation from ATRX, the same AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego) behind the NXT Boat. This Volvo FL12, version 8×8 features all wheel drive, 4-wheel steering, full double wishbone […]
Raven 1, drone 0
Found on DIY Drones, this excellent video shows the dangers of sending your drone into a bird’s turf!
Smallest reverse geocache puzzle yet
This latest version of Mikal Hart’s original reverse geocache puzzle–a box that only opens in one location on the Earth’s surface–is by Markus. At just 3.75″ on its longest side, Markus’s box is by far the most compact and elegant version of the puzzle I have ever seen. [via Hack a Day]
See “Containment” at Brickworld
This fantastically detailed science fiction Lego model, Containment, was created by Nannan Zhang of The Brothers Brick along with his collaborator “Legohaulic.” If you’ll be in Chicago this weekend, be sure to visit Brickworld today. Non-attendees are welcome to view AFOLs’ (“Adult Fan of Lego”) awesome MOCs (“My Own Creation”) from 10am-3pm, tickets are $7-10. […]
Bicycle monowheel
Earlier this week I posed bike hacker Pater Wagner’s uni/bicycle. Earlier this month we featured his monster bike. Now it’s his monowheel. No handlebars — presumably you have to lean to steer. But don’t lean too much! What an awesome creation. More: The history of Monowheels Maker of the day – Kerry McLean, 225-horsepower gasoline-powered […]
Paper Mache & Fabric Puppet
There’s something both serene and at the same time playful about this paper mache and fabric rabbit puppet, by Arounna Khounnoraj (Toronto) on BloesemKids. I’d love to watch the puppet show this fellow stars in.