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Goatee Pasta Maker Makes Us Hunger for Hair

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Navarre Bartz

A white woman with a long ponytail in a green apron looks down at a mannequin head with pasta coming out of its chin. There is an orange pasta gun sticking out of the back of its head and a chef's hat on its head. It looks vaguely like a bust of Ramses.

Some hacks are pure acts of whimsy, and [Simone Giertz] is back to her roots with this Goatee Pasta Maker. If violence to mannequin heads is upsetting, the video may …read more Continue reading Goatee Pasta Maker Makes Us Hunger for Hair→

Share Your Feelings Like a Spy

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

An aluminum box sits on a workbench. It is open and has a message saying "I Love You!" inserted in a wooden slot. There is a switch with a yellow LED on the front and a small compartment to the left of the wooden slot to store paper.

While hackers can deftly navigate their way through circuit diagrams or technical documentation, for many of us, simple social interactions can be challenge. [Simone Giertz] decided to help us all …read more Continue reading Share Your Feelings Like a Spy→

Glass Robot From a Solarpunk Future

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

An orange and green stained glass robot arm sits on a table with a yellow lace tablecloth. It suspends a teabag over a brown teacup. You can see green leaves outside the window behind the bot.

You may have heard of a heart of glass or have a glass jaw, but have you ever seen a glass robot? [Simone Giertz], has taken two of her favorite …read more Continue reading Glass Robot From a Solarpunk Future→

Truckla Gets an Open Source Charging Buddy

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Navarre Bartz

A red Tesla Model 3 converted into a pickup truck with a black lumber rack extending over the roof of the cab sits in a grey garage. A black and silver charging robot is approaching its charging port from the right side attached to a black cable. The charging bot is mostly a series of tubes attached to a wheeled platform and the charging connector itself is attached to a linear actuator to insert the charging device.

More than three years have passed since Tesla announced its Cybertruck, and while not a one has been delivered, the first Tesla truck, Truckla, has kept on truckin’. [Simone Giertz] …read more Continue reading Truckla Gets an Open Source Charging Buddy→

Tambour Table with a Puzzling Secret

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Navarre Bartz

A wooden table with a puzzle on top of it sits in an off white room with a light wood floor. A red chair sits behind the table and the slats of the rolled away tambour top are visible.

Some people really like puzzles. [Simone Giertz] is one of these serious puzzle lovers and built a transforming table (YouTube) to let her easily switch between puzzles and more mundane …read more Continue reading Tambour Table with a Puzzling Secret→

Converting a Tesla to a Pickup Truck

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Sharon Lin

The renowned inventor of useless robots [Simone Giertz] has outdone herself this time. She, along with a team of engineers featuring [Rich Rebuilds], [Laura Kampf], and [Marcos Ramirez], recently decided to convert a Tesla into a pickup truck, and make a video along the way, all while salvaging what remains …read more

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Life After a Brain Tumor With Simone Giertz, the Queen of Shitty Robots

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Ali Jaffe

For years, Giertz’s robo-fails have made us laugh. Now she wants to build something that will actually help people. Continue reading Life After a Brain Tumor With Simone Giertz, the Queen of Shitty Robots→

This DIY ‘Westworld’-Inspired Robot Is Terrifying

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Wajeeh Maaz

Shitty robot expert Simone Giertz creates a host version of herself for the second season of ‘Westworld.’ Continue reading This DIY ‘Westworld’-Inspired Robot Is Terrifying→

Someone Invented a Butt Wiping Machine, But at What Cost?

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Grennan Milliken for Motherboard

Because maybe the world just needs help wiping its butt. Continue reading Someone Invented a Butt Wiping Machine, But at What Cost?→