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The Free Universal Construction Kit offers adapters between Lego, Duplo, Fischertechnik,Gears! Gears! Gears!, K’Nex, Krinkles (Bristle Blocks), Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys, Zome, and Zoob. The adapters can be downloaded from Thingiverse.com and other sharing sites as a set of 3D models in .STL format, suitable for reproduction by personal manufacturing devices like the Makerbot
BBC News has a great article about the latest robot developments. There is also a nice picture gallery.
Scientists at Cambridge University have used Lego Mindstorms to automate research. The work involves dipping samples into the correct substances time and time again.
Chris wrote to me about the launch of his robot hand product which is now available for purchase. You can read the Anthromod blog with all the development history and also watch a short testing video below.
I’m surprised this idea has never been made into a commercial product. A quadrocopter in the shape of a DeLorean:
Mechanical sculptor Rob Higgs has made this pretty involved piece of machinery which uncorks a bottle of wine and pours a glass:
Simply put, a camera filming video while attached to a drill:
Seeing in circles from Oscar Lhermitte on Vimeo.