| | Video: Build your own Self-Balancing Segway
This DIY Segway-like scooter is� an exceptional guide to building your own self balancing transportation machine. Although Dean Kamen was first with his patented Segway scooter, they are actually surprisingly simple to build.�� We had covered... |
![]() | Insanely Bright LED Keychain to Flashlight Mod
Keep in mind, this room was pitch black a moment ago. Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY LED and Laser Projects.
Take an ordinary, boring LED keychain and turn it into a super powered LED as... |
![]() | Build your own Portable Air Conditioner
With roasting temperatures this summer, it would be an awesome treat to have a personal, handheld air conditioner. Follow this detailed build tutorial and learn how to make your own portable AC unit. We also featured a similar air conditioning and... |
![]() | Make a DIY Open Source PSP with an Arduino
Here’s another fantastic tutorial from our Open Source Arduino master, Matt. See all of our Arduino projects.
In the spirit of the open source gameboy (#5 on the Top 40 Arduino Projects of the Web), Matt's latest project uses a few Arduino... |
![]() | Fantastic DIY 7 Color Laser Tutorial
Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY Laser Projects.
I finally finished my 7 color laser! For the guts of the project, I followed this great Laser tutorial on HacknMod. (by rog8811)
For the... |
| | Wiimote Controlled 15 Ton Robotic Claw Arm
Although you can’t play with Wiimote controlled 15 ton grapples in the living room. This hack isn’t anything like the Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot controlled with a Wiimote or the Wiimote operated Lawnmower. This one has gone king-size. This... |
![]() | Build a Sensory Robot with Arduino and Processing
An infrared proximity sensor on a robot can give it ‘eyesight’ to make sense of the real world. Cory Barton has used an inexpensive Sharp distance sensor, an Arduino and the open source Processing language to build his robotics project. The... |
![]() | 7 Oustanding Fireworks Projects for the 4th
The 4th of July is just a few days away and we've got 10 great DIY projects to spice up your evening. You can actually make your own fireworks then create a custom wireless detonation panel to blast them off!
How to Make a Fireworks... |
![]() | Make an Extraordinary DIY Transformers Robot
Little is known about this fantastic project, but the video really speaks for itself. Obviously it's not as smooth as the movie, it's still an impressive engineering build. It uses a bunch of servo motors to accomplish the complex... |
![]() | MIT's Speedy Motorized Shopping Cart
A few MIT students build this motorized shopping cart out of parts from an old go-cart. While some students spend college parting, these cool kids used their time to build this babe-magnet of a ride. You can check out the video demo above and... |






































