Oh look at you with your finger trying to play a game on your smartphone. Bearded dragons play games with their tongue and they will destroy your high score. More »
Most of us haven’t grown up to possess our own dragon, settling for the mundanity of riding a mid-class Ford, Hyundai or Toyota to work. What if I said that can all change for you?
So you are a 2-pack a day smoker and it’s your birthday. Congrats, you lived another year. Unfortunately you lack the lung capacity to blow out your candles. Puff the arduino dragon can help.
Long ago, in a mystical land (China), there were heaps of electronics poisoning the Earth. A couple of those circuit boards were shaped into a dragon, and everyone lived happily ever after. [Sparkfun via MAKE]
This guy Ed McBride makes all sorts of crazy steel sculptures, including BBQ grills that look like dragons. The largest one he’s made stands a hulking 9 feet tall and has a wingspan of 10 feet. They sure are awesome looking, in a strangely hypermasculine and dorky way, but with prices ranging from $40,000 to $90,000, I think I’ll stick to using a Weber while watching The Never Ending Story, thanks. [Product Page via Neatorama] More »
Updated: The Enryu T-53 “support dragon” has two powerful yellow claws at the end of each hydraulic arm, but, fear not, it’s here to help. The 3-ton rescue vehicle is controlled either with joysticks or, Ã la Robot Jox, a system where the arms of the machine mimic the arms of the operator, though with slower movements. It’s like a crazy robot version of the jaws of life.
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