A 3D-Printed Exoskeleton Made From Lego Plastic Changes Lives for Children

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Aug 6, 2012

A 3D-Printed Exoskeleton Made From Lego Plastic Changes Lives for Children

Metal exoskeletons are too heavy for disabled kids to use, so these researchers made a lightweight one, hot from the 3D printer. full story

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It's more than 2.5 miles long, made of 100,000 bricks and rails and takes four hours to travel. It's made of Lego. It's the world's longest Lego Railway. Built on 10-11 May by 80 enthusiasts in Denmark, the railway took six hours to construct. Lego devotee Henrik Ludvigsen was behind the idea. Lego said he got the idea "after noticing the large number of rails he had in his...

huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 4 days ago)

Casino Royale recreated in Lego: Opening scenes of James Bond film identically modelled in plastic

The three minute, 29 second video was produced by 26-year-old Lego enthusiast who runs the online community for 'everything Lego' called Bricktease.

dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 5 days ago)

Hey, Let's All Freak Out Over a Plastic Lego Gun

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townhall.com (21 days ago)

Lego railway declared longest plastic train set ever

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gizmag.com (30 days ago)

Designer Builds 3D-Printed Headphones That Use No Manufactured Parts

If the whole of human knowledge were to be wiped out tomorrow, how would you recreate the consumer electronics industry so you can jam out to some rockin' tunes? Why you'd build these unique 3D-printed headphones. Except for some twists of wire, these cans consist of thin pieces of printed plastic and the speakers are actually plastic with a coil of copper wire embedded, by...

techcrunch.com (1 month and 23 days ago)

The World's Most Awesome Aerospace-Related LEGO Models

I used to design LEGO computer games, including LEGO Loco, back when I ran a computer games company. And I’ve always had a love for the little plastic bricks since … well for as long as I can remember. And now I love flying, planes and space rockets. This post celebrates my two obsessions. LEGO Space Shuttle

forbes.com (13 days ago)

3D print your own headphones, right down to the audio jack

Hear the words 3D-printed headphones, and you'd be forgiven for imagining a 3D-printed plastic case, with all the actual audio and electronic cleverness pilfered from a set of ordinary cans. Not so J. C. Karich's Low-Fi Hi-Tech headphones, in which many of the functioning parts such as the ear speakers themselves were printed. Those that weren't were at least made from...

gizmag.com (2 months and 5 days ago)

World's first robotic LEGO band makes its debut

We've seen some impressive creations that use LEGO pieces to make music in the past, from a drum machine sequencer to a Star Wars-themed barrel organ. More recently though, Italian music producer Giuseppe Acito decided to take the inevitable next step and build a fully working band using the little plastic bricks. The "Toa Mata Band" is made up of several tiny robotic LEGO...

gizmag.com (3 months and 2 days ago)

Lego Adapter Turns Your iPhone Into a Touchscreen Brick

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gizmodo.com (12 days ago)