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DIY Drumming Robot!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

Here’s a cool DIY drumming robot spotted at Maker Faire!

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkjlJ45-0Ro

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DIY Mechanical “Pong” Game!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

Also at the Maker Faire, this DIY mechanical “pong” game was one of my favorites.  Kinda makings pong game more interesting again.

See video of the DIY mechanical “pong” game in action:

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdYdRrwG3-A

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DIY RollerSkating Robot!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

I saw this guy on his really cool DIY rollerskating robot couple times, he was going too fast for me to take a video but an awesome transportation device indeed.  Brilliant!

Believe it or not, this thing goes pretty fast.

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DIY Hydraulic Sit-up Robots!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4k5CUrFlnw

How many sit-ups can you do?  I bet you can’t do more than these DIY hydraulic sit-up robots!

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DIY Flaming Dragon Robot!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

Here’s another DIY flaming dragon robot I spotted on the grass at Maker Faire.   Perhaps this will give you an idea of how to make the outdoors more interesting.

See video of DIY flaming dragon robot:

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B10RclkIxDM

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DIY RC LED Shark!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

I saw this DIY RC Shark that was just going a bit crazy at the Maker Faire.   I guess the kids loved this one, cool sharky…  It’s actually an LED shark mounted above an RC car, pretty amusing though.

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lSs_uIk5Mw

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DIY 3D LED Globe!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

A DIY 3D LED globe was spotted at Maker Faire this year, it was probably one of the best.  I believe this is the improved version of the one we saw couple years back.

See video of the DIY 3D LED Globe in action!

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE10iQMqLk0

P.S. You can also learn to build something similar by looking at this DIY LED spinning globe.

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DIY Drum Robots Playing Music!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

I also spotted these awesome, ancient-looking DIY drum robots playing music at the Maker Faire this year.  Well,I forget what the real name for these are, if you know what they are, please let me know so I can update this blog post with credits to the maker.

See video of the DIY drum robots in action:

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPSHXbp0geI&feature=player_embedded

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PetBots – DIY Drawing Robots for Art!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by max

At Maker Faire this year, there was a TON of stuff see, perhaps too much for my naked eye.  Anyways, one of the gadgets that caught my eye were these DIY drawing robots.   When you need to draw a lot of circles, these will surely help.

PetBots is a workshop for kids that allow them to build a working ArtBot. Using a simple collection of surplus/recycled motors and switches along with laser cut parts kids can build a working spinBot, jumpBot or even a combination of both or their own creation. A simple Zip-tie/double sided tape construction method allows for easy building an

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Camera Hack – How to Make a Glide Track Camera Mount!

Posted on May 20, 2010 by max

For those of you YouTubers who are trying to make the next viral videos and quit your job, here’s a great glide track camera mount you can make for shooting those moving scenes.  Brilliant!

via instructables

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