October 3, 2013

DIY Handheld Foam Cutting Tool
DIY Hacks

  If you like working with foam you can easily carve up a large block of foam with a carving knife but that isn’t very accurate and will make a huge mess. The cuts won’t be very smooth and it will take a long time to make something look good. The solution is a hot wire technique, a hot wire will cut through the foam like butter allowing the user

Robotic Prosthetic Hand Project
Complex Hacks

  If you want to make your next robot be able to use hands like a human the Open Hand project would give you a head start in this direction. Building a cheap model of the complex human hand is no small task but if this campaign is successful I think we will be heading in the right direction. Via: Make “The Dextrus hand works much like a human hand.