We at [HAD] love any hack that combines children’s toys with science-fiction technology, so seeing a Tickle-Me-Elmo “frozen” in [Carbonite] is a definite win in our book. It’s also a great argument for joining your local Hackerspace, or just getting together with some like-minded friends. This idea came out of an impromptu brain-storming, or “talking about crazy ideas session” at … Read the rest
Tickle-Me-Elmo… Frozen In Carbonite
February 23, 2013 By 18 Comments
Building a pirate cannon for fun and plunder
December 4, 2012 By 32 Comments
Our days by the pool are behind us for the year. But playing pirate ship with a 2-year-old does sound like quite a bit of fun. That’s why [The Stone Donkey] built this pirate cannon prop complete with firing sounds.
The simplicity of the design is pretty brilliant. Three segments of PVC and five fittings make for a realistic … Read the rest
Astounding papercraft skills result in this working robot
September 26, 2012 By 20 Comments
It would have been very hard to believe this is made from paper if we hadn’t seen all the parts being built. As a still image it looks neat, but the speed at which those paper gears turn in the video after the break will certainly leave you slack-jawed. It really is a walking robot made using papercraft (translated… Read the rest
How to Control Your Cheap RC Car with a Computer
August 29, 2012 By 21 Comments
[Jon] wrote in to tell us about his programmable RC car, and the Howto guide that he’s made. According to him, this project can be constructed with $9 worth of parts plus an Arduino and a small toy car. So around $50 if you’re starting from scratch.
At it’s core, this project is about using the Arduino to allow your … Read the rest
Lite Brites fade, but LED clocks are forever
August 21, 2012 By 7 Comments
Ahh, the Lite Brite.
What could be more fun than pushing dozens of little plastic pegs through a piece of black paper in order to create a pixelated, though colorful image? Well, I can think of quite a few things more engaging than that, and luckily so can [Lonnie Honeycutt] over at MeanPC.
While contemplating what to build with a … Read the rest
Fisher-Price Record Player plays Stairway to Heaven
May 24, 2012 By 27 Comments
[Fred Murphy] has an old Fisher-Price music box/record player that has lost many of its disks over the last 40 years. It’s a very simple device – concentric grooves in a plastic disk have plastic bumps that are picked up by the tines of the record player ‘cartridge.’ Seeing as how this toy is basically a music box, [Fred] figured … Read the rest
Cardboard Kinetic Creatures
May 16, 2012 By 7 Comments
Browsing around today, I saw this little kit on kickstarter called Kinetic Creatures. These flat packed models are made from cardboard and can be assembled without tools. Their mechanical legs are operated either by a simple cam that you turn by hand or by a motorized attachment. I love the basic idea here. This is the kind of thing … Read the rest
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