parts on technabob...

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

found junk becomes (not so) evil robot

nutzen_bolts_robot

According to Yllas, the artist who created these robot sculptures from old electronic parts, camera lenses, and other surplus junque – she was planning on building an evil robot. Instead she ended up with this guy, the Not So Evil Found Object Assemblage Bot. He’s available over at the Nutzen Bolts Works shop over on…

continue reading »

March 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design geek art + craft quickpix

homemade laser tag will have friends lining up to play

Let’s take a trip down memory lane… back to, oh, say, 1998. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but regardless, we all played laser tag with gusto. Now you can play it in your very own home!

Yeah, I know, I’m excited too! Apparently if you have a good…

continue reading »

September 20th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft hacks + mods retro

build your own robot in 2 hours or less

2 Hour Robot by Fritsl

Every day, I come across all sorts of cool homebrew robot projects, but never thought I had the skills or patience to make my own. Now, thanks to a generous member of the ‘bot building community, even the most novice builders can crank out their own little robots with ease.

The easy to follow 2…

continue reading »

March 25th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods robots

homebrew star wars at-st learns to walk

Star Wars AT-ST Robot

Check out this awesome homemade Star Wars AT-ST walker, built from a mish-mash of electronic parts, brass tubing and custom cut circuit boards.

The bipedal MiniMechadon walker is fully functional, and can hobble around just like the ones in the motion pictures. While it’s not quite as polished as the movie robots, it certainly captures…

continue reading »

November 6th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods robots

chrome your xbox 360

Xbox 360 Chrome Shell

Think Microsoft’s white Xbox 360 case is a bit bland? While you could pick up one of Microsoft’s not so exciting faceplates for the 360, or stick on some sort of cheap-looking vinyl decal, why not go all out and replace the whole case with something a little less dull?

National Console Support is now…

continue reading »

January 17th, 2007 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods video games

ps3s to lose up to $306 each at launch

Playstation 3 manufacturing costs

Market intelligence firm iSuppli has completed their preliminary analysis of the costs to manufacture Sony’s Playstation 3 consoles. It looks like the two PS3 models (20/60GB) will lose between $241 and $306 each, not including the cost of accessories such as cables, controllers, packaging or shipping.

The estimated material and manufacturing cost for the $499…

continue reading »

November 16th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games