Tweenbots and Empathy
Tweenbots are small human-dependent cardboard robots that move at a constant speed in a single direction. Strangers must help it get to where it is going.
Recent Postings
Brooklyn Botanical - Japanese Garden Visit
Photos from a visit to the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York. It was created back in 1916 and was among the first o...
Solar Xylophone
Rory Nugent’s wonderful Solar Xylophone uses the sun to make music outdoors. It creates natural melodies written by the sun and edited by the dappling of the...
Japanese Friendship Garden Visit
We recently spent some time in the Japanese Friendship Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s a quiet green refuge in a busy, hot, beige city.
2x4 Project Enclosure
Ben Light recycled scrap 2x4 lumber to make a more organic and humane housing for electronic projects, creating enclosures that evoke the wabi-sabi aesthetic.
Cosmic Ray Detector
This project can help you detect unseen parts of the natural world and rethink nothingness.
Noguchi Museum Visit
These photos are from a recent visit to the Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York.
IoT Platforms for Makers
I’ve been looking at several Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platforms to support a new series of connected projects. The ideal platform would have a no-subs...