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R2-D2 powered by Raspberry Pi responds to commands, recognizes faces
Computer Science Ph. D candidate Lingxiang Xiang has managed to further exploit the wonders of the cheap Raspberry Pi computer. He went on to repair a broken R2-D2 toy replica using the computer and a few online tools to create a robot that offers face recognition, motion and distance detection, voice command recognition in English…
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Dude makes 250 feet wide Super Mario kite that lights up
Look up in the sky, its a giant, glowing Super Mario. Mark Rober wants you to say this thanks to the giant illuminated Super Mario that will float in the dark skies. Dozens of balloons with LED illumination helps put up the Italian plumber in the sky.
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Old Apple iMac G3 recycled into full-fledged aquariums
There are indeed several better ways to put to use a retired shell of an iMac instead of having it tossed away at an electrical-waste site. Take Jake Harms’ DIY kit for one. This development by the designer helps you turn your old G3 Apple iMac into a full-fledged aquarium. Sporting a tank (that rests…
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Miniature Japanese DIY Hamburger Kit will thrill the little ones who play cook
When you first laid your eyes on the image of this cool set you may have guessed that it doesn’t really have a lot with burgers. In fact, the Miniature Japanese DIY Burger Kit we have here is made of confectionary items. The little ones love to cook and prepare neat preparations like their mums…
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Beer Machine built from Lego blocks opens and cools a bottle of frothing gold for you!
Like we’ve said a few hundred times before, Lego blocks aren’t just toys. With a bit of brains and innovation, these childhood tools to building infant architectural dreams could very well be used to build some seriously cool contraptions, like this beer opener and chilling machine by NXT1engineer. Called the Beer Machine, this contraption requires…
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What happens when origami and desk lamps mix?
Origami may be your thrill but how innovative can you really get with the art? Well, I’m not talking about the shapes because that’s purely what you are good at. It’s utility that makes all the difference. So what you do is pick one of these kits and put your apparatus together. The paper and…
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DIY Touch Sensitive Super Mario Question Mark Block Lamp
The number of times I wondered, as a youngster, as to what would happen if magic mushrooms and evil turtles existed, is quite countless. Now, we can make one of the many fantasies that Super Mario introduced us to, come alive. The DIY Touch Sensitive Super Mario Question Mark Block Lamp is a smart contraption…
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Cyroscope DIY device lets you “feel” the weather outside without having you step out
Decades before, an innovation like this would be cast away with a wary eye. Those were the days when the people of this world preferred stepping out of the comfort of their homes to the world outdoors. Those were the days when couch potatoes were rare and kids preferred the weather outside. These days, the…
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A DIY Assassin’s Creed Arm-Blade can be yours too
It’s not simple to come up with amazing arms that take down bad guys pretty easy. And this I say in context to game developers. But to reproduce the same in a real life scenario, with a few simple tools doesn’t really take half the effort. One gamer decided to bring the entire thing home…
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You can put your own handheld flame thrower together
What has the world come to? What was once considered an amazing discovery, fire, is now a weapon. Just the reason you thought that we’re propagating the existence of a DIY flamethrower that can destroy rather than help do some good. All you need is a laser cutter to make a quick and perfect work…
