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[Jamie] decided to build a generator, and Lego is his medium of choice. Thus was created a fancy levitating generator that turns a stream of air into electricity. The basic …read more Continue reading Levitating Lego Generator Runs On Air
For the maker looking to turn their project into a business, trying to price your widget can be a bit of a conundrum. You want to share your widget with …read more Continue reading “Some Assembly Required” Makes Us Love Things More
Want to see some wildly skillful LEGO construction? Check out [Banana Gear Studios]’ omni-directional treadmill which showcases not only how such a thing works, but demonstrates some pretty impressive problem …read more Continue reading Gaze Upon This Omni-directional Treadmill’s Clever LEGO Construction
LEGO bricks might look simplistic, but did you know there’s an actual science behind their sizes? Enter LDUs — LEGO Draw Units — the minuscule measurement standard that allows those …read more Continue reading LDU Decoded: The Untold Tale of LEGO Dimensions
Lego make lots of neat floral arrangements these days, and even little Christmas trees, too. While they’re fun to build out of tiny little blocks, they’re a little small for …read more Continue reading 3D Printing A Big Lego Christmas Tree
Imagine the power to clone your favorite LEGO piece—not just any piece, but let’s say, one that costs €50 second-hand. [Balazs] from RacingBrick posed this exact question: can a 3D …read more Continue reading Do 3D Printers Dream of LEGO Sheep?
For some reason, we never tire of stories highlighting critical infrastructure that’s running outdated software, and all the better if it’s running on outdated hardware. So when we learned that …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 8, 2024
You might say that the worst LEGO to step on is any given piece that happens to get caught underfoot, but have you ever thought about what the worst one …read more Continue reading Stepping On LEGO For Science
The British mathematician and pioneer of computing Alan Turing published a paper in 1936 which described a Universal Machine, a theoretical model of a computer processor that would later become …read more Continue reading The Turing Machine Made Real, In LEGO
Ikea is known as a purveyor of build-it-yourself flatpack furniture. Lego is known as a purveyor of build-it-yourself toys. Both are known for their instructions. The latter’s are considered incredibly …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023: The Road to Writing Great Step-by-Step Instructions