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The Toa Mata Drumbots Return

The Toa Mata Drumbots Return

Italian maker and sound producer Giuseppe Acito returns with his robot percussion band by combining LEGO Bionicle bots, Arduino Uno, and an iPad MIDI sequencer app.

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The Toa Mata Arduino-MIDI Robot Percussion Band

The Toa Mata Arduino-MIDI Robot Percussion Band

Italian maker and sound producer Giuseppe Acito built this robot percussion band by combining LEGO Bionicle bots, an Arduino Uno, and an iPad MIDI sequencer app.

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Bionicle griffin makes fantastic use of biopunk parts

Bionicle griffin makes fantastic use of biopunk parts

Some people criticize Bionicle (Lego’s pseudo-action-figure line of models) for being too simplistic, and worse, claim the elements are unfit for most models. The accusation is, Bionicle’s many specialized parts are designed to make imaginary creatures look scary, making them unfit for models that aren’t intended to look scary. Well, Matt “Monsterbrick” Armstrong’s lovely griffin […]

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