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mechanical marble clock moves steel balls into pixel-like digits to tell the time
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (96+ words) all images courtesy of Strange Inventions (Jens Maker Adventures) mechanical marble clock automatically moves the small steel balls into pixel-like digits to tell the time the balls are moved one by one by a robotic arm every single minute the…...
mushroom-inspired devices convert wasted energy into reusable power to charge gadgets
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (117+ words) all images courtesy of Jungmin Park, Minhee Kim, and Yoonseo Ko the three modules collect the electromagnetic fields from around the house the gadgets store the captured energy into the devices so owners can reuse them view of Cap Spoa,…...
glass loudspeaker draws from uk grime music scene and brutalist architecture
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (155+ words) The Eski.Sub is a glass loudspeaker by Marek Kounovsk" " MK Designers that draws inspiration from the visual language of Brutalist architecture and the cultural atmosphere of London's UK grime music scene. The project examines the relationship between sound, urban…...
modern audio player restores the physical form of music using disc-shaped cartridges
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (69+ words) all images courtesy of Vladimir Dubrovin the designer plans to make the device run on C-NAND System detailed view of the bottom part there's a tiny screen showing a track name and playback controls the device fits in the hand…...
manufactura blends corn and lime composites for robotic 3D printed construction
2+ week, 6+ day ago (142+ words) all images by Dinorah Schulte CORNCRETL is a bio-based construction material developed by MANUFACTURA The project frames construction as a site of material recovery and technological adaptation. Through the integration of ancestral lime knowledge, corn byproducts, and digital manufacturing, CORNCRETL…...
self-sufficient 3D printed farm inspired by mandala geometry finishes building wall in italy
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (105+ words) all images courtesy of WASP the printed construction uses four robotic arms positioned at the vertices of a hexagonal structure detailed view of the construction Itaca's layout consists of a square inscribed within a circle the team adds that the…...
3D printed canopy uses passive environmental control to protect roman tombs in spain
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (311+ words) The canopy rises just enough to accommodate curvature and airflow, positioning itself within the landscape as an artificial topography. Its presence is deliberately restrained, emerging from the ground to protect what lies beneath while avoiding visual dominance over the archaeological…...
aerogel-covered drone flies inside burning buildings to help firefighters in rescue missions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (82+ words) all images courtesy of Empa FireDrone is an aerogel-covered flying machine that can help firefighters in rescue missions the flying machine resembles a small quadcopter with its four arms and spinning propellers the parts of the device are built to…...
cement-like mechanical keyboard reimagines the style of tadao ando’s concrete church
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (97+ words) all images courtesy of Angry Miao view of the star ring knob upper view of the ATM 98 mechanical keyboard the typing tool draws its Misty Dusk colorway from the style of Tadao Ando's concrete Church of the Light this version…...
cyber pet for homes with stretchable neck shows playful emotions using interactive display
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (77+ words) all images courtesy of OLLOBOT OLLOBOT introduces OlloNi, a cyber pet robot for homes that displays playful emotions using a screen its neck can stretch to extend the screen the home device works as a companion gadget the device is…...