OMG, these four and six-legged robot races, line-following competitions, are amazing. And pretty hysterical. Like the Boston Dynamics bots, and some of the other robots we’ve covered here, these are sort of unsettling in how biological they’re movements and behaviors feel. Via Society of Robots More: Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video) Insanely cool, creepy […]
Results from last weekend’s Northeast Regional competition for the MATE ROV challenge were released the other day: 1st Overall-High Tech High School, Lincroft, NJ 2nd Overall-Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, MA These teams will compete at the international competition in June against the regional winners from across the world. Marine Advanced Technology Education Center […]
IndieSacramento’s May Market is happening this Saturday, from 10am-3pm, rain or shine! Head on over to Fremont Park (1515 Q Street) in Sacramento, CA. Free swag bags to the first 150 patrons (near the corner of 16th & P) and free admission. For more info, check out the IndieSacramento web site.
This Sunday at 3rd Ward, an artist collective workspace in Brooklyn: Bamboo Bike Studio is partnering with Brooklyn-based design center 3rd Ward for the Green Bikes Birthday Block Party. The festivities will converge on Stagg Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn for bike competitions, bands and music videos, badminton, drinks, BBQ, live screen-printing and more. The Bamboo […]
Dorkbot NYC is next Wednesday! Featuring the luxuriantly airborne: justin downs: how to be creative not making art, and how to make art creatively not be itself. The projects i have typically worked on have been large scale art ventures (engineering design/fabrication of the Carbon Arc Lamp for the Starn Twins 2003 and Play the […]
As our Crafting with Nature month draws to a close, plant some veggies! This weekend Seattle Tilth is having their edible plant sale where you can score some awesome organic veggies and herbs and learn about food gardening and composting. Via New World Geek.
Handmade Nation, the documentary film by Faythe Levine celebrating the handmade movement in America, will make its premiere in Phoenix, Arizona, this weekend. Hosted by Modified Arts, there will be two screenings, one on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3. Faythe Levine will be in attendance to sign books. Tickets are $10 and available […]
