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Brian Yu of Dovetail spent six months designing, prototyping, and fabricating a working piano keyboard using 3D-printed parts. Its springy and compact mechanical keys are an engineering marvel, providing the movement, weight, and feel of an acoustic keyboard using compliant mechanisms. It uses IR sensors to detect motion and send it to a synthesizer.
In the cozy indie driving game, Pinetrail, your assignment is to safely deliver packages loaded onto your overloaded tiny truck. As you progress, you’ll learn your truck’s special skills, including the ability to glide through the air and float on water. It’s expected to drop in Q2 2027, and you can add it to your
Actor Gene Wilder was a master of his craft, whose deft balance of charm, humor, and emotional intensity made him a comedy icon. The PBS American Masters episode WILDER explores the life and career of Wilder and features unseen interviews with the man himself, released by his nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Premieres 12.29.26 on PBS and
We hate wires, and dream of the day they’ll all be eliminated. Until that day comes, Cableyoyo’s low-profile cable organizers do the job nicely, and slip right into your pocket.
This powerful UV flashlight can spotting stains, invisible inks, and even scorpions. The rechargeable uvBeast V3 packs triple 1.2A SMD UV LEDs into an aluminum body for higher intensity and longer range than 100-LED designs. Its focused beam reaches more than 70 feet, and each light includes special tinted glasses to help reveal and sharpen
Following up on his labor of love Gruff, animator Julian Curi aka Righteous Robot is nearing completion on his latest short film, Knight and the Snail. Made entirely by hand by a two person crew, the short will be released later this fall and we can’t wait to see it. Be sure to check out
Looking like an oversized cellphone charm, the 1 gb Sato USB thumb drive is styled after the most common surname in Japan. One character serves as the drive while the other as the cap.
51 robots from film, television, books and toys, all packed onto one tee shirt. It’s almost too much for our giddy 12-year old inner child to handle. Available in charcoal, black or red on Alstyle shirts.
Did you know there’s an actual sword in the stone? While it’s not Excalibur, it does appear to have served as inspiration for the legend. In this video, Kelevin explores this and other stories that appear to be grounded in reality, as archaeological evidence has helped connect the dots between fact and fiction. Turns out
VESSEL’s e-ASSIST screwdriver turns screws quickly with its motor, and lets you turn it by hand when you need more force. The aluminum tool spins at 280 rpm, accepts standard 1/4″ hex bits, and has a built-in LED and a USB-C rechargeable battery. There’s also a 3-speed model, and a high-speed version that doesn’t provide
Poster Boy is an NYC artist who vandalizes subway posters, largely with clever cutting and pasting. It’s screwball humor with a healthy dose of social commentary.
After creating a 3D-printed pinball machine, Steven from the 3D Printer Academy came up with an improved version that can be expanded and reconfigured using interlocking square modules. The design uses a gridded play area with threaded connectors for placing ramps, flippers, and obstacles. STL files for printing your own are coming to Kickstarter soon.