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  • RepRap - Open Source Machine Prints 3-D Objects Including Copies Of Itself

    The first robot capable of reproduction has come at last, unfortunately theres some assembly required. Rep Rap, an open source 3d printer has successfully reproduced the majority of it's mechanical parts and with some assembly, some pcbs and some parts from your local hardware store can be made to reproduce a working copy of it's self. A Rep Rap costs around $500 to build from scratch.

  • Automatic Waffle Machine Version 2.0

    The latest and greatest in the growing field of automated waffle makers. They have rebuilt it: stronger, faster, better.. seriously, this things freaking fast on the flipping! In this vid they give a little more detail then in the previous (Fully Automated Waffle Machine) and it doesn't look to hard to make.. I'm waiting for the model with a built in blueberries and syrup dispenser, now theres a DIY project that would come in handy! :)

  • Fully Automated Waffle Machine

    In my never ending quest for a fully autonomous breafast I stumbled accross these intrepid inventors. Its an autonomous waffle maker complete with rotating batter bucket, diy motorised waffle maker and batter channel. Makes a little mess but thats a small price to pay for living the dream!


    The microcontroller used in this creation was an ATmega 32


    >>Update: Think this is sweet? Check out version 2.0

  • Hans Krohns Flight Simulator Project

    If this isnt hard core I don't know what is; a home built flight simulator based on a network of 7 PCs and built to replicate the cockpit of a F16. He's posted build tips and his code on the website, just dont expect to build this one overnight.

  • Home Built Infrared Viewer Night Vision

    How one man built a IR night vision (not a cheapo IR band-pass filter unlike this) using almost exclusively junk he found lying around his place. The circuit board adds a certain amount of bulk to the package, but with some clever placement this could most likely be reduced.

  • Inside the Xbox Controller (USB Protocol Overview)

    Although technically a reverse engineering, i thought it would be usefull to post this on the site as it was rather difficult information to find. Basically this is all you ever wanted to know about the origonal xbox controller's USB, it should be enough info to build your own xbox controller if you've got a USB microcontroller.

  • DyeSight $2 Multi-Touch Pad

    Simply Incredible. What Mr. Ellingson has created here is a multitouch screen using a camera and a ziplock bag with blue dye inside. Kinda makes you wonder why the rest of the FTIR community is using expensive acrylics and LED arrays...

  • Mineral Oil Submerged Computer

    Inspired by Tom's Hardware's vegetable oil submersed PC the guys over at Puget custom computers built their own mineral oil submersed PC. The advantage of this being that your home won't wreak of vegetable oil. Very nice case design on this one (definitely trumped the modded stock case Tom's Hardware's used in their oil submersed PC)

  • Strip Out The Fans, Add 8 Gallons of Cooking Oil

    How to submerse your PC in a vat of vegetable oil and still have it work... not so sure I'd want to use vegetable oil for fear of my place forever wreaking of it, but a very cool case/cooling mod none the less.

  • How to make an Arduino.. from scratch!

    This ones pretty useful for all those aspiring robotics engineers and inventors out there. Its a complete guide to building your own arduino development board. Now for those of you out there that don't know an arduino (which spell check will forever refer to as Eduino's) is basically a ATMega168 microprocessor with some firmware and USB/serial/digital/PWM I/O pins as well as a AtoD so that it can accept analog input. Speaking from experience, these things are simply awesome.

  • The Laser Dance Matrix a.k.a The Laser Dancepad

    A novel laser based DDR "pad". I say "pad" because this model does not actually have any pad to speak of, it simply works by detecting which beams are broken by your foot positions (think spy movie alarm sounding laser grids).

  • Carpet of Dance (Flexible DDR Pad)

    Not really sure about the translation of this one (thanks to good old babel fish) but i think building this involves sandwiching carpet or something between two plates to make the switches. Regardless its supposedly very durable and cheap to manufacture (under $40).

  • Home Built Arcade Style Metal DDR Pad

    A reasonably priced arcade style DDR pad. This one may not have any of the bells and whistles of some it's more expensive companions, but then again all a DDR pad really needs to be able to do is work and this one seems to do that quiet well (see the last few slides for some picks of the designers scores using the pad). Cost: $135 for 1 pad, $250 for 2

  • PISO-PAD DDR Pad

    Its a floor! its aluminum tape! no its an incredibly cheap DDR pad! This pad is in a category of its own with the latest in stuck-to-the-floor technology and home built aluminum tape switches that you hit with your aluminum taped shoe this pad can be built for under $5 US (Depending on the cost of aluminum tape, solder and electrical tape in your country).

  • How to build your own CNC machine

    A complete tutorial on how to build your own 2 axis CNC milling machine. The instructions look pretty complete the only thing that kind of sucks is the parallel port interface. However you could probably just replace the parallel interface with a phidget (http://www.phidgets.com/documentation/1014.pdf) to make a fully USB CNC machine.

  • Laptop Battery Hack

    How to rebuild your laptop battery stronger, faster, better..

  • Hardware Store Hybrid Rocket Motor

    James Turner and Eric Stackpole's home built supersonic rocket motor. Full Documentary Style Video below.

  • Building a Balancing Scooter

    A homemade segway with cup holders.

  • Balancing One-Wheeled Scooter

    Definitely a unique build, the best way to describe this thing is if you were to breed a Segway and a skateboard and then splice in some unicycle genes at the last second. The thing looks like allot of fun to ride, it really is to bad they didn't post any of their code. On the plus side though all their part sources are listed, so if your good with a PIC you could probably make one yourself (and then post the code for the rest of us :P ).

  • How-to Backup Your Original Xbox360 Games

    The title really says it all for this one - How to rip those xbox 360 dual layer DVDs to an ISO.

  • Linux Bootloader for xbox360 - XeLL *updated*

    How to boot your Xbox 360 from Linux, definitely not for anyone without previous Linux experience.

  • Make a Creative Webcam work in infra red

    A quick tutorial on how to take apart a webcam and remove the IR filter so that it can see infared light. I tried something similar on a logitech messenger webcam (part of my on going FTIR touchscreen project) and it worked like a charm.

  • Projection Bombing Instructable

    Another projection tagging article from Graffiti Research Lab this time in the form of a instructable so all you kids at home can make one.

  • How to Go from Xbox to Xbox Media Center in 30 minutes

    A simple how to guide for converting your xbox to a home theater center using mech assault and an xbox memory card to usb converter.
    Also check out our homegrown Resources:Xbox Linux section for more of information on the subject.

  • Toilet Paper Folder and Dispenser Prototype

    This raises a question I have pondered for a long time (easily over 10 seconds) why are there so few bathroom hacks? Ah well regardless, I salute these hackers in their boldly going where no one bothered to go before.

  • Wiremap 256

    A Open Source volumetric projector made by projecting a 3d object onto strings or wires suspended so that all strings are in the line of site of the projector. The strings are mapped to positions in 3 space through some sort of calibration program (mentioned in the video). A very interesting and unique approach to volumetric projection.

  • PSX - PC Hybrid

    Back before the days of ps1 emulators people played their video games on computers the hard way, in this case by actually stuffing the psx console inside the pc's box! Not really sure why you'd want to play playstation on a cruddy 15" CRT but to each their own i guess.

  • Free TiVo - Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC

    How to build your own TiVo-like DVR. Pretty good tutorial, a little old but still applicable.

  • FTIR Multi-Touch Surface

    A Detailed photo documentation of how to build a FTIR multi-touch surface.

  • Make a Volumetric Projector from JUNK

    A DIY Volumetric Projector, made using a hole bunch of old junk. Not really sure if theres enough info here to build one yourself though.

  • Multitouch Table Experiment

    A short and slightly vague description of how to build your own FTIR touch screen + where to get the software (see hack #53: DIY Multi-Touch Interface for more detailed info on how to build a FTIR touch screen).

  • Meta - an open source segway

    Images and vids of a guy who built his own open source segway, theres also a link to the how to guide he posted ( http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/meta/lca2007-talk.pdf ).

  • DAVID 3D Laserscanner

    make a 3d scanner using a webcam, a laser and a peice of paper.

  • Build your own Electronic Drums

    Build your own electronic drums for $25 (US) a pad.

  • Google your Music

    Get music off of google. Kinda old, but still handy. Pretty much use this in the search bar : (htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "Nirvana" replacing nirvana with whatever you want, and it'll find it for you.

  • Nintendo NES PC

    How to build your own NES pc using a mini itx mobo, a dvd drive and a nes.

  • Supersize Your TV for $300 - Build Your Own XGA Projector!

    Tom's Hardware's tutorial on DIY projectors - a good place to start for those wishing to build their own DIY projector.

  • Homemade water cooling for everyone

    Completely custom built water cooling with blocks for just about everything that produces heat in the box (CPU, GPU, PSU, other stuff that ends in U) not to mention the case's side window doubles as the resivor! truely an awsome case.

  • How to build your own Noise Cancelling Head Phones

    In my search for a active noise cancelling tutorial for my desktop's cpu (pm me if u know of one) i stumbled across this: a how to guide for building your own noise cancelling head phones. The box looks a little bulky but i'm sure with just a little creativity it could be easily made pocket-sized.

  • Xbox Controller USB Conversion

    How to convert that old xbox controller to a (sorta) state of the art USB gaming device.

  • Xbox DVD Controller for PC

    How to wire up your old xbox dvd remote for the pc by doing a few solders.

  • Boogie Bass Hack

    Not exactly the most high tech thing to ever come out of MIT, but a hack none the less. A programmable talking fish that says pork, go figure.

  • Xbox 360 1 Handed Controller

    Ben Heck's 1 Handed Xbox 360 Controller. pretty freaken cool, just not sure how easy that right joystick would be to use.

  • Wii Laptop

    Ben Heckendorn's Wii Laptop (see also: Ben Heckendorn's Xbox 360 Laptop)

  • Xbox 360 Laptop

    Ben Heckendron's latest and greatest: an xbox 360 laptop, complete with wireless controller, 15" HDTV screen and custom 360 styled keyboard. Simply orgasmic :)

  • GRL Projection Tagging

    A little bit of crazy that the Graffiti Research Labs came up with; Uses a laser, a web cam, a projector and a laptop. All software is open source.

  • How to make an Arduino... from scratch!

    This ones pretty useful for all those aspiring robotics engineers and inventors out there. Its a complete guide to building your own arduino development board. Now for those of you out there that don't know an arduino (which spell check will forever refer to as Eduino's) is basically a ATMega168 microprocessor with some firmware and USB/serial/digital/PWM I/O as well as a AtoD so that it can accept analog input. Speaking from experience, these things are simply awesome.

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