Collaborate Disseminate
Emergent properties include examples like murmurations of starlings which can’t be predicted from looking at a single bird, weather which can’t be predicted by looking at a few air molecules, …read more Continue reading penPal, a Robotic Drawing Assistant
Self-similar images are rather common, which are images in which the same image is repeated on a smaller scale somewhere within the image that one is looking at, something which …read more Continue reading The Complex Transformations Underlying MC Escher’s Works
Odds are, if you like neon lights, you’re not thrilled with the LED faux-“neon” strips that are supposed to replace them. They’ve got their advantages, but the light quality of …read more Continue reading Bending Faux-Neon LEDs Make for Animations Glass Tubes Can’t Match
Some things have an undeniable appeal, and lo-fi, pixelated Game Boy-camera-like images are one of them. In service of this, [Raul Zanardo] created his handheld pixel camera that goes the …read more Continue reading Pixel Camera Puts Lo-Fi Images In The Palm Of Your Hand
Some projects take great care to tuck away wire hookups, but not [Roberto Alsina]’s Reloj V2 clock. This desktop clock makes a point of exposing all components and wiring as part …read more Continue reading LED Matrix Clock Proudly Shows Its Inner Wiring
Hackers can be a strange folk. Our idea of beauty, for instance, can be rather odd. This week, Hackaday saw a few projects that were not just functional – the …read more Continue reading For Art’s Sake
Laser Welding is apparently the new hotness, in part because these sci-fi rayguns masquerading as tools are really cool. They cut! They weld! They Julienne Fry! Well, maybe not that …read more Continue reading Laser Welding Helps YouTuber Get Ahead with Aluminum Sheet
This unusual clock by [Moritz v. Sivers] looks like a holographic dial surrounded by an LED ring, but that turns out to not be the case. What appears to be …read more Continue reading There Are No LEDs Around the Face of This Clock
[Oliver Pett] loves creating automata; pieces of art whose physicality and motion come together to deliver something unique. [Oliver] also has a mission, and that mission is to complete the …read more Continue reading Love Complex Automata? Don’t Miss The Archer
[James]’ Mechanical Organ of Dutch origin has been around longer than he has, but thanks to being rebuilt over the years and lovingly cared for, it delivers its unique performances …read more Continue reading Inside a Dutch Street Organ: The Art of Mechanical Music-Making