Cool Gadgets

Gir Robot Build

     Check out this Gir Robot Build. This build is a combination of all sorts of odds and ends. I had never seen Gir before, if you are in the same boat you can see more about the Invader Zim characters here. For an eyeballed hand built version it looks great! The eyes and audio really makes this tiny robot come to life. Thanks for sending it in Rangerx52!

12 mm Diamagnetic Levitation

  Mr Floater, a maker from Germany sent in this diamagnetic levitation project. He was able to achieved a levitation gap of 12 mm. Have a look at the video above! Mr. Floater is selling the creation (not sure how much) but you can contact him through his Youtube account if you are interested in purchasing or building one of these. “This is a levitation setup completely based on diamagnetic

Rinser Brush

  Check out the newest invention from our inventor friend, Scott Amron. I can see this idea becoming a common feature on our everyday tooth brushes. You can pre-order one of these cool tooth brushes now but I think that licensing is the right road for this invention. I hope Scott has a solid patent on the concept so he can prevent the big tooth brush makers from ripping off

 MaKey MaKey - Make almost anything into a Button

  If you want to play a banana, or make a keypad from some drawn pencil marks the MaKey MaKey is the kit for you. This is a Kickstarter but it will be a product since it has raised amazingly raised over a half million dollars over an above the goal of $25,000. Looks like there is a huge demand for this cool item. It is also an open hardware

Eyejusters - Self Adjusting Eye Glasses

  I have seen used eye glasses donation stations here and there but what are the chances that my prescription will match up exactly to what someone in a third world without having 500 people try them on. These Eyejusters are Self Adjusting Eye Glasses so they solve that problem by making one size fit all. Well not exactly, there are actually two types of adjustable lenses that are needed

DIY Electric Go-Kart Project Build

   If you are going to be building your own go kart, this DIY Electric Go-Kart Project Build is sure to give you lots of ideas. The design isn’t flashy but looks to be functional and lots of fun to drive. I wonder how many out takes there are where it smashes into some of he walls? Looking through some of the other videos on their Youtube channel shows what

3D Printed Animatronic Hand

  Thanks to hairygael for sending in his latest project. “This hand was printed on a 3D Touch and designed in Blender, controled through Netfab and sliced with Kisslicer. This is a video showing the progress after installing and programming the servos and the Arduino board. Sketch for Arduino are available here: Right hand: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17773 Left hand: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18939“