CommonCraft has a neat way of explaining complex ideas. They use a simple format of paper cutouts and figures with a voiceover. Recently, there has been a bunch of buzz about Twitter, and a number of references have been made to their work explaining how Twitter works. Here they explain Google Documents: There are so […]
Yet another vibrobot design, this one made out of a metal jar lid, motor, switch, and battery. Killer Jar Lid Robot is Coming For You!
Here’s a smart, easy, and fun reconfigurable marble course, made from PVC plumbing pipe, magnets, and a framed metal board. Kids can change the track shapes as they please. Sent to us by Jack McKee of Hands-on Books.
Photo from Bill VanLoo on Flickr The ITEA is an organization for teachers of MAKE-style education. The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) is the professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators. Our mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged […]
… I think we’re going to be okay. Brennon Williams (whose work we’ve blogged about before) is a teen who’s passionate about science. Really passionate. He’s published a print science zine, runs several science-related blogs, and sends email to all of his science and tech heroes (who he calls his “pop stars”). Some of them […]
This Pool Racer project is built on the 3pi. The Pololu 3pi robot is a complete, high-performance mobile platform featuring two micro metal gearmotors, five reflectance sensors, an 8×2 character LCD, a buzzer, and three user pushbuttons, all connected to a C-programmable ATmega168 microcontroller. Capable of speeds exceeding 3 feet per second, 3pi is a […]
After you’ve made that awesome super hero cape Rachel posted about today, complete the outfit with a super hero gadget. Scenes from Superland shows you how to make these crafty gadgets by using old Jello boxes. [ via The Crafty Crow ]
