Giant Mechanical Spider Robot!

Originally created for the Burning Man festival, this beast weighs 1,700 pounds and although it’s pretty clanky and giant, the best part is that you can drive it! 



http://hacknmod.com/hack/giant-mechanical-spider-robot/

Make a DIY Electric Bike from Drill Batteries

We’ve see plenty of DIY electricity and going green projects, and here’s yet another to add to the collection.  Check out the video to learn how to build your own electric bicycle out of some old drill batteries and common ingenuity.  Check out our other post on electric bikes and also electric cars.

 

http://hacknmod.com/hack/make-a-diy-electric-bike-drill-batteries/

3D Printing With Sunlight and Sand

This 3D printing project demonstrates what you can do in the desert with just two materials: sand and sun.  In the demo above, sunlight and sand are used to build up a design layer by layer to create glass objects using a 3D printing process.

http://hacknmod.com/hack/incredible-3d-printing-with-sunlight-and-sand/

Incredible DIY Wheatley Robot from Portal 2

If you are a fan of Portal, then this DIY project is for you. This extremely realistic reproduction of the character Wheatly is actually made from simple florist foam and Apoxie Sculpt, not metal.  The puppet offers up 10 Wheatley quotes from a small sound module.




 Wheatley’s robot eye movement is provided by hand, as Wheatley is actually a hand puppet.   The control system that is accessed from the back provides 10 buttons for a wide array of quotes and emotion. Check out the full project details.

http://hacknmod.com/hack/incredible-diy-wheatley-robot-from-portal-2/

Army of Tablet-Controlled Android Figurines

With the introduction of the Google ADK (Android Device Kit), DIYers building neat projects around the platform. With the addition of some LED lights and several servo motors (which control the movement of the head and arms), the static figures come to life at the commands of an Android tablet.





Control of the movement and flashing of the eyes is transmitted from the Android tablet by simply swiping your fingers to the music.

http://hacknmod.com/hack/army-of-tablet-controlled-android-figurines/ 

Guitar Hero Flame Thower?

Fire Hero is a suprisingly simple project that uses a Guitar Hero controller. The controller is connected wirelessly to a microcontroller, that turns valves full of propain on and off.

Transformer Robot Inside a Beer Can

Cleverly disguised as a beer can, this prototype robot transforms upon command.  Its brain is an MBED control board and the design incorporates two servos.  It is controlled by a Wii remote and gets around by walking on its three legs, or rolls for faster getaways.  Unfortunately, there is only limited information about the project’s build details.

http://hacknmod.com/hack/transformer-robot-inside-a-beer-can/