In the event you manage to get one of your lowly pawns all the way across the board in a game of chess, you have to promote it to another piece so it can continue to battle. Most commonly chosen is the queen on account of her maneuverability. And this
Designed by inventor Kazuya Shibata, this is a video demonstration of a face shield that quickly closes above a user’s face in the event they drop their phone while scrolling in bed at night, preventing both the pain and personal embarrassment associated with such a drop. Alternatively, doomscroll on your
Constructed by HackADay user mircemk using as many 3D printed parts as possible, this self-balancing cube uses an Arduino Nano microcontroller and MPU6050 gyroscope / accelerometer to control 3 motor-driven reaction wheels to keep itself balanced — even standing on one corner on a slope! Me? I can’t stand on
This is a video of a 3D printing technology that involves using a needle to extrude silicone objects directly into a water-based gel, so there’s no need for additional support while printing. In the video, a silicone handbag is printed by design house coperni for a show at Disneyland Paris.
3DBenchy is a computer model of a small boat designed specifically for benchmark testing the accuracy and capabilities of 3D printers. And Youtuber Emily The Engineer decided to try 3D printing one large enough for a person to sit in, and, ideally, function as an actual boat. The final result
This is a video from creator Marques Brownlee, highlighting his visit to New Jersey based 3D Pets, which specializes in fabricating 3D printed prosthetics for pets. In the video, former stray Chloe is fitted with a new front leg after losing hers to the rough streets of Oklahoma. Cleo is
This is a very worthwhile video of Australian TikToker Dazza’s quest to 3D print the perfect home for a green tree frog that was living in a fence pole on his property. He starts with a basic home model that fits on top of the pole, before replacing it with
Available as a 3D printable file from JBV Creative, this sine wave machine features marbles that roll in a sine wave as the machine is cranked. Hate cranking? Get creative and add a motor. Or a car engine! JBV also sells the file for a wave machine that’s only 8