We've seen giant NES controllers in the Maker world before, but Baron von Brunk's may be the first that is made almost entirely of Lego.
Posted by Michael Colombo | Tuesday January 8th, 2013 1:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 1 Comment
I’m excited to see what Lego does with their next Lego Mindstorms set. Due out in Fall of 2013, the Lego Mindstorms EV3 refreshes what has become Lego’s best selling...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday January 7th, 2013 7:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Robotics | 5 Comments
Lego builder Barman makes an amazing stab at creating a fully functional Lego hand. My favorite detail is the motor that makes the fingers spread apart, which is a humanlike...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday January 4th, 2013 9:30 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Science | 4 Comments
YouTube user NXT1Engineer, who built a Mindstorms beer opening robot, is at it again with this M&M-sorting machine. I love the cleverness and efficiency of the various sub-mechanisms. [via The...
Posted by John Baichtal | Thursday January 3rd, 2013 8:30 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Not sure how we missed this gem of a creation from 2012, but behold the Star Wars barrel organ, built by a team in Germany including Lego Certified Professional Rene...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 1:20 PM
Categories: Music, Fun & Games | 7 Comments
Ricky’s telepresence robot consists of a Mindstorms robot hauling around a Skype-enabled tablet. The robot is controlled by a color sensor which detects color-coded commands on the tablet’s screen and...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday December 21st, 2012 9:30 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Computers & Mobile | No Comments
This promo video by sugru really shows some fun stuff you can do with your favorite bricks and some sugru putty. My favorites are the non-standard brick configurations that you...
Posted by John Baichtal | Wednesday December 19th, 2012 11:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | 2 Comments
In this project, I will show how to put the Lejos NXJ firmware on your NXT and load a simple program. Lejos is simply Java for NXT, so if you...
Posted by Chandler
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games | No Comments
If you like LEGO, and have plastic working facilities then you will be able to make a life size LEGO helmet.
Posted by Jonathan
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games | 1 Comment
Make a LEGO USB Flash Drive with a Dremel
Posted by Eric Chu
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games | No Comments
Keep your gadgets juiced and your keys from getting lost.
Posted by John Edgar Park
Categories: Fun & Games, Computers & Mobile | No Comments
We’ve posted about Chris McVeigh’s LEGO Star Wars ornaments before, but he’s got a new set of gorgeous DIY LEGO ornaments this year. His site includes parts lists for a...
Posted by Arwen O'Reilly Griffith | Tuesday December 18th, 2012 10:20 AM
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