Stepping On LEGO For Science
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
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The Turing Machine Made Real, In LEGO
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
Supercon 2023: The Road to Writing Great Step-by-Step Instructions
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
Watch: Full-size driveable Lego McLaren P1 hits 40 mph
What’s the most amount of time you’ve ever spent putting together a Lego model? A team of 23 lunatics from the Lego group and McLaren Automotive spent over 8,000 hours putting together a full-size working P1 replica – and it actually clocked 40 mph (64… Continue reading Watch: Full-size driveable Lego McLaren P1 hits 40 mph
An Electric Skateboard for the Dogs
What’s a dog to do if they want to do some accessible skateboarding? [Simone Giertz]’s three-legged pup, [Scraps], got the chance to try a LEGO Technic board for her thrills. …read more Continue reading An Electric Skateboard for the Dogs
A Game of Snake on a LEGO Mechanical Computer
Really, [OzzieGerff] had us at “LEGO.” But then he took it to another place entirely and built a completely mechanical, nearly 100% LEGO version of Snake. And it’s just as …read more Continue reading A Game of Snake on a LEGO Mechanical Computer
A Throne for LEGO Baron Harkonnen
If you’re both a LEGO and a Dune fan, unless you’ve been living in a cave on Mars with your eyes shut and fingers in your ears, you’re probably aware …read more Continue reading A Throne for LEGO Baron Harkonnen
LEGO Bricks: Now Out Of This World
Now the eyes of space explorers are turned once more towards the Moon, there are a whole host of new engineering challenges facing engineers working on lunar missions. One such …read more Continue reading LEGO Bricks: Now Out Of This World
Pixelbot 3000: A robot ‘printer’ made entirely out of Lego
In a video uploaded on June 8, Dutch YouTuber Sten, a Lego devotee who runs the Creative Mindstorms channel on the social media platform, chronicles the creation of the Pixelbot 3000, from building its mechanism to ‘printing’ the final product.Continue… Continue reading Pixelbot 3000: A robot ‘printer’ made entirely out of Lego
A LEGO CNC Pixel Art Generator
If you are ever lucky enough to make the trip to Bilund in Denmark, home of LEGO, you can have your portrait taken and rendered in the plastic bricks as …read more Continue reading A LEGO CNC Pixel Art Generator