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 | Simulate Internet Chess with an Interactive Board
Playing chess against a robotic arm or an interactive surface adds a whole new element to a standard internet chess match. Instead of playing through your complete screen, this DIYer built an interactive board enabling you to play online, but use... |
 | DIY Motorized Shoes!
Sure, the Segway looked cool initially, but it's expensive and bulky. Here's a much smaller, more portable human transport called the Treadway. Essentially, it's a motor, battery, and wheel which you attach to the outside of your... |
 | Incredible DIY Halo Elite Costume
Peter Mander, a special effects artist, also happens to be a Halo fan. The result: an absolutely superb Halo Elite costume. His website doesn't list the amount of hours he put in, but you can guess it's at least as many as the Bioshock... |
 | DIY Epic Workstation using simple Ambient Lighting
If our previous look at the absolutely incredible Mac-tacular workstation didn't inspire you, this will. As you can see in the photos above and below, this DIY audio mixer built a fantastic workstation filled with ambient lighting and custom... |
 | Build Your Own Backyard Stargate
A couple of backyard DIYers created a detailed 1/3rd scale model of a Stargate. Fans of SG1 and Atlantis will immediately recognize the chevrons and all 39 hand-cut symbols. Built out of styrofoam, coat hangars, boards and 2x4s, the gate is... |
 | The DIY Triple-Rotor Helicopter
This is definitely one of the best helicopter hobby projects you are going to come across. This tri-copter is not only extremely versatile, but the project how-to is laid out in great detail as well. It's an open source tri-copter that is now in... |
 | How To: Root an Android Phone
As an Android early adopter and every-day user of a G1, I can attest to the value of having a rooted Android phone. Why root it, you ask? "Once rooted, you can make your phone run faster, tether it to your computer, better keyboard, reveal... |
 | Play Chess on a 12'x12' board with 100,000 Lego Pieces
Team Hassenplug has created a chess set which uses 32 Lego NXT Kits to play out a giant game of robotic chess. Each individual piece contains an NXT kit and is capable of moving to any square on the board using a recursive algorithm that will... |
 | DIY 3-Axis CNC Milling Machine for Under $100
We have featured a few DIY low cost milling machines before and here's another superb one to add to our collection. With DIY CNC milling machine projects, the trade off is between cost of fabrication and the precision with which it operates. So,... |
 | Cornell's Top Microcontroller Projects 2010
The students of Cornell have posted their year end microcontroller projects for us to admire. Some projects involve creating commercially available products, but a few definitely stood out from the crowd. With a budget of $75, the students... |
