build a seemingly impossible tower of cubes

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If you're looking for a robotic arm, you wouldn't do badly to et LittleArm.

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Beautiful knobs made from scrap skateboard decks are perfect for the person whose "ride" is either their car or their skateboard.

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Merry Christmas. It seems even robots are getting in the holiday spirit this year. So if your plans for today include unwrapping gifts under a Christmas tree (with lots and lots of flowers) perhaps you should be listening to this bizarre Christmas Carol created by a neural network. (And if […]

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If you're looking for some fun holiday activities to do with the family over the holiday break, look no further than this awesome playlist put together by YouTube Kids.

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My! What big hands you have! These giant articulated hands are made from laser cut wood.

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Aineh-kari is the Persian art of creating mirror mosaics. Learn how they're made.

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A few truly useful breadboarding tricks for beginners and pros alike.

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2016 was a great year for our Maker Camp program, with lots of new projects, new participants, and dedicated educators.

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Dangling a car in one hand, the MegaBot is shaping up to be one formidable fight robot opponent.

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Build a DIY timer to perfect your motorized trike lap-times around your backyard.

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Turn clear Christmas ornaments into magical fairy globes.

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The BBC Micro:Bit, once only available to kids in the UK, will soon be available to a much wider audience through Adafruit.

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Machine embroidery can be a fun way to make your own custom patches or embroidered details, but here are some basic terms you should know.

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Many children and amateur engineers — and even professional engineers — fantasize about designing things for NASA. Most people arent aware that NASA works with the public quite often! One of the most interesting ways to interact with NASA is through their Centennial Challenges, where they hold public contests to […]

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Show your obsessively crafty self with these nerdy DIY wrapping projects.

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You have to see this amazing Death Star drone mod! It's huge and it's taking on planets and rebel fighters in this video from Flitetest.

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Air conditioning is simpler than you'd think. Build a simple battery-powered portable cooler to stay fresh in the summer.

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Science, animation, robots, and quilting. These passions come together in the quilts of Theodore Gray and Nina Paley.

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Learn about Helices by cutting citrus.

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