Hi all. It's coming up time for the annual Western Canadian Robot Games on May 13th, and as per usual, Solarbotics will be hosting our post-event wind-down. Interested in coming? Let us know here!
Wednesday Links: Lasercut Robot, Animati...
Solar botics
March 26, 2014
Now we definitely need these. Spring had died somewhere along the way up north, so sunlight in pills would be awesome.
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Awesome Tiny Lasercut Robots ...made out of bamboo and fluorescent acrylic (By Junichi Tsuneoka of CHIBIPOCKET, via Ponoko). |
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3D Printed Candles A likeness of oneself in a shape of a candle - who wouldn't want to see that burn down on a birthday cake? (By [Christian Lölkes], via Hackaday) |
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Thinking (Brilliantly or Poorly) Cap While it looks more like a achy tooth bandage, scientists at Vanderbilt proven that it does affect learning speed. (Via Gizmodo) |
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Animated Laser-Engraved Wood It is getting progressively harder to find what hasn't been made with laser cutters. Animation seems to be one of those things. (By Nando Costa, via Ponoko) |
I wish there was also other pills, like food pills (to not waste time on eating), moose pills (just because) and glow in the dark pills. Oh wait, these already exist...
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