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Pneumatic engines aren’t something we use every day, but they’re compelling things to see working in practice. [Nico71] built an eye-catching example out of LEGO Technic, and it’s remarkably fully-featured. …read more Continue reading Building a LEGO Pneumatic Engine
Blender is a free and open source computer graphics package that’s used in the production of everything from video games to feature films. Now, as demonstrated by [Joey Carlino], the …read more Continue reading Blender Builds LEGO Models
We’ve all played some variant of that simple old racing video game. It’s the one that involves swerving around cars in front without crashing, as the pace steadily increases further. …read more Continue reading LEGO Race Car Simulator Is Like a Mechanical Arcade Game
Sad news for kids and adults alike as Lego announces the end of the Mindstorms line. The much-wish-listed line of robotics construction toys will be discontinued by the end of …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 30, 2022
The ability to quickly try out an idea, and then expand and develop it, is what rapid prototyping is all about. Although we tend to think of 3D printing when …read more Continue reading Lego Plays Electronic Drums
Well, I didn’t mean to take the whole summer off from Keebin’, it just kind of happened that way. You’d think it would have been #13 that tripped me up, …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Hexagonal Keyboard
LEGO and its Technic line is a great way to learn about all kinds of mechanical things, but it’s also just a whole lot of fun to play with. We …read more Continue reading LEGO Rig Makes Pretty Water Vortexes
LEGO trains are fun to play with, but as with any model train, you so seldom have enough track to fulfill your greatest desires. YouTuber [brick_on_the_tracks] has come up with …read more Continue reading Simple Hacks To Make LEGO Train Track Out of Other Pieces
A submarine is by necessity a complex and safety-critical machine, but the principle upon which it depends is quite simple. The buoyancy is variable by means of pumping water in …read more Continue reading How To Become A Lego Submariner
When it comes to the development and testing of performance suspension, it’s helpful to have a test apparatus that lets you recreate certain conditions reliably. This LEGO suspension dyno does …read more Continue reading There’s a LEGO Suspension Dyno Now