Retired scientist [Mark Howe] spent the last couple months making an animatronic movie featuring his LEGO lunar lander in a video recreation of the Apollo 11 moon landing (also embedded below). [Mark] is not only the producer, but serves as the technical director, set designer, and cameraman as well. He designed and 3D-printed a custom special effects […]
LEGO LUNAR LANDER ANIMATRONIC MOVIE RELEASED Continue Reading
Remember the “smart” LED candle from a few months ago? Well, the idea was nice, but the overall execution lacked some oomph. Technologically and aesthetically speaking there was a lot to improve. First off, as an artist, I wanted the container for the candle to look amazing. Or at least better than the old cardboard box I
*IMPROVED* Smart LED Candle: Reactive to Sound and Aesthetically Pleasing Continue Reading
For some, the idea of several hours of painting and designing intricate models with minute details and features sounds like a delightful afternoon spent. Some of us would much rather just have it come already painted with motors so that it can move. [Cory Collins] sought to combine these two hobbies by building a highly detailed
BUILDING A HALF TOY HALF MODEL TANK ROBOT Continue Reading
I was inspired by the cute Frankenbot papercraft, so I thought why not make it truly alive by giving it some blinking lights and sounds effect. Here is the plan: – Connect 2 LEDs for the eyes (different colours of course) and only one eye can be on at a time – Connect 3 LEDs
Frankenbot With Sound Effects and Lights Continue Reading
View this project on my website to see a circuit simulation and a video! Acoustic levitation is made possible through the fact that sound behaves as a wave. When two sound waves intersect each other, they can either constructively or destructively interfere with each other. (This is how noise-cancelling headphones work) This project uses an ultrasonic distance
Mini Acoustic Levitation Continue Reading
The band Kraftwerk hit the music scene with its unique electronic sound in the 70s in Germany, opening the door for the electronic music revolution of the following decade. If you’re not familiar with the band, they often had songs with a technology theme as well, and thanks to modern microcontroller technology it’s possible to replicate
HE’S THE OPERATOR OF HIS POCKET ARDUINO Continue Reading
This instructable will show you how to make mushrooms that will glow in the dark. You can turn individual mushrooms off and on again by pressing the top. I started this project for a school assignment where we had to create something using the Arduino Uno. I wanted to create something pretty and magical and
Interactive Glowing Mushrooms Continue Reading
What is it about useless machines that makes them so attractive to build? After all, they’re meant to be low-key enraging. At this point, the name of the game is more about giving that faceless enemy inside the machine a personality more than anything else. How about making it more of a bully with laughter
USELESS BOX WITH ATTITUDE ISN’T ENTIRELY USELESS Continue Reading
The Ultrasonic Theremin is an Arduino project that uses a cheap theremin to teach sound waves. By changing the distance of my hand to the device, I am changing the frequency of the sound waves. Also, moving a potentiometer changes the amplitude of the wave. This can be used as a science lesson about sound
Ultrasonic Theremin (Teach Sound) Continue Reading
Musicians, makers and Arduino enthusiasts may be interested in a new project created by Max Danilin, showing a DIY automatic barrel piano, powered by an Arduino micro-controller and capable of outputing MIDI signals. A sheet is pulled under an array of 40 optocouplers using a hand crank and converted to sound using a MKR Zero
DIY barrel piano powered by Arduino Continue Reading
