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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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. ...