Crafty Events

Ride tricked-out Big Wheels for charity

Scott Beale, of Laughing Squid, points out that The Almost-Annual Matt Armbruster Memorial Big Wheel Rally is happening this Saturday (August 25th) in Boulder, CO. The event is a benefit for Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation. If you’re interested in participating, there’s still time to register. The Almost-Annual Matt Armbruster Memorial Big Wheel Rally – Link […]

Nao bot chosen as AIBO RoboCup replacement

Nao bot chosen as AIBO RoboCup replacement

In a rather strange move, French start-up Aldebaran, and their Nao humanoid robot, has been chosen as the replacement competitor for the discontinued Sony AIBO. The two-legged Nao will replace the four-legged AIBO in the Standard Platform League (formerly the Four-Legged League) of RoboCup, the popular robotic soccer competition. It seems something of a curious […]

dorkbot-sf 8/15/07

If you’re in the Bay Area here’s your chance to see the CandyFab 400 in person @ TechShop – Dorkbot… Wednesday 8/15/07 7:30pm! The CandyFab 4000 is a home-built computer-controlled 3D fabricator that can use granulated sugar as a printing medium. It is capable of producing arbitrarily shaped three-dimensional objects by selectively melting and fusing […]