Rubber Band Engineer Shows You How To Make Weapons Using Household Items
Yes, it’s nice to have a cache of weapons at your disposal when the apocalypse descends upon our way. Eventually, though, bullets run out, melee weapons wea... Read More...
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Brixo Lets You Easily Add Lights, Motors, And Sensors To Your LEGO Projects
They’re not the only LEGO-compatible construction bricks in town. If you’re looking for a way to easily add lights, motors, or sensors to your LEGO creation... Read More...
MyoWare Lets You Make Muscle-Activated Wolverine Claws, Game Controls And More
Chances are, you’ve seen the growing number of online DIY projects that use Advancer Technologies’ Muscle Sensors, which allow folks to create systems that ... Read More...
This DIY Laser-Guided Blowgun Shoots Paper Darts That Can Pierce Concrete And Break Glass
Making gnarly weapons out of everyday items in the house is something most people can do with a little work. This DIY Laser-Guided Blowgun, though, is so ch... Read More...
Watch How These Sticky Actuators Make Animating Robots Easier Than Ever
Making robots that move is not an easy task. That’s why we leave that to trained engineers and other really smart people. But what if animating robots becam... Read More...
A Sleeker Design, Smaller Frame, And Better Drive Makes Us Want The 3Doodler 2.0 3D Printing Pen Even More
When it first launched, the 3Doodler generated plenty of well-deserved fanfare, with its ability to let you draw three-dimensional objects seemingly out of ... Read More...
Rotting Wood And Photoluminescent Resin Come Together To Produce This Gorgeous Glow Table
Wood that’s been damaged with fungal growth probably isn’t your first choice of material for a new table you’re building. That doesn’t mean it isn’t somethi... Read More...
LittleBits Made A Smart Home Kit, So Your Kids Can Now Automate Your Home
We know littleBits was intended to be a modular electronics kit for kids. The way it’s evolving, though, it’s turning into a product even grownups are goin... Read More...
This Google Cardboard VR Toolkit Lets You Experience Virtual Reality For Cheap
Sure, it's not likely to provide anywhere near the sophisticated immersion experience of virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift and ANTVR, but the Go... Read More...
Lix Is A Portable, Professional-Grade 3D Printing Pen
As much as we love the 3Doodler's ease of use, we have to admit, the things it lets you churn out aren't always the prettiest creations. If you're intereste... Read More...
TinkerBots: This is The Modular Toy Robot You’ve Been Waiting For
Modular, snap-on electronics might very well become the choice educational toys of this generation, enabling STEM learning without the complexities associat... Read More...
Someone Built A 3D-Printed Kayak And It’s Awesome
Who says you can only build small toys and little trinkets with the current crop of desktop 3D printers? Certainly not this dude, who built the World's Fir... Read More...
Super Solar Recycler Science Kit Turns Trash Into Motorized Toys
I think children have been making toys out of throwaway cans and bottles since our ancestors were kids. While those makeshift DIY playthings made for plent... Read More...
Shoretrax Lets You Build Mountain Bike Trails In The Backyard
You love mountain biking. Unfortunately, you live in the city, making year-round access to a decent trail nothing more than a pipe dream. Fortunately, that ... Read More...
X-Mat Assembly System Keeps Your Tools And Materials In Place During Shop Projects
Holed workbenches paired with bench dogs and wedges should make a decent enough system to keep wood items in place while you're working on them. If you'd li... Read More...
This Lego Life Size Car Has A Working Air Powered Engine, Goes Upto 20MPH, Is Awesome!
On Feb 29, 2012, Steve Sammartino tweeted that he was looking for funding a very interesting project. He needed total of about $25,000 for this one of a kin... Read More...
Visual Spicer Lets You Build A Garage Full of Papercraft Supercars
A while back, we featured those awesome-looking Papercraft Pagani Zondas sold by Visual Spice. Apparently, the shop's owner, Taras Lesko, hasn't stopped p... Read More...
Big Rig Pedal Powered Desk Charges Your Laptop, Lets You Exercise While Working
The Big Rig is a large work desk and stationary bike combo that also happens to be a kinetic generator, producing power from your pedaling motions that you ... Read More...
Sugru Magnet Kit Combines Hacking Putty And Magnets To Amazing Results
We love Sugru. Even though to this day, we still can't understand how it manages to stick to everything. We just accept it as magic, a genuine product of ... Read More...
DIWire Bender Turns Steel Wires Into 3D Shapes And Sculptures Automatically
People have been bending steel wires into functional and decorative sculptures for many years now. And for the most part, they did all that laborious... Read More...
MOSS Robot Construction Kit Looks Like Lots Of DIY Fun For All Ages
Want to build robots? Get LEGO's Mindstorms EV3. Oh, you meant you want to build robots without losing your mind. Yeah, well, something simpler then. Ma... Read More...
Porta Pi Is An Arcade Cabinet Powered By Raspberry Pi
Ever thought the Raspberry Pi would make a great processor for building your own retro arcade box, but weren't quite sure how to put one together? Not a pr... Read More...
DIY Gamer Kit: Build Your Own Game Console, Code Your Own Games
Even the most celebrated video game legends started out from humble beginnings. And if you harbor dreams of making the next big gaming innovation when you ... Read More...
Kinetic Creatures Bring Cardboard Animals To Life
Cardboard animals you have to assemble yourself can keep a kid busy for hours. When the finished toys integrate mechanisms for walking on four legs, those ... Read More...
Rubbee Turns Your Bicycle Into An Electric Bike In Seconds
Aftermarket systems for turning regular bicycles into full-fledged e-bikes, like the Gruber Assist and the E-Powered Downhill Kit, have existed in the past.... Read More...
WaterColorBot Is An Awesome Watercolor Painting CNC Robot
Remember chart plotters from back in the day? While those things have, pretty much, gone the way of the dinosaur, someone figured out a way to repurpose th... Read More...
DIY Sailboat Kit: How To Impress Your Wife By Saying You Are Building A Boat From Scratch
Sure, you can always just buy a little sailboat for taking with you during the summer's weekend trips. But why not impress the wife and kids by pretending ... Read More...
littleBits Introduces Your Kids to Fun Modular Electronic Projects
I know plenty of parents who'd like to get their little kids interested in electronics -- those engineers make serious money these days, after all. Between... Read More...