#01
Angle-Sensing Knife
A knife-mounted angle sensor tracks each cut so repeated wedges can assemble into a precise arch.
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#02
Model-Rocket Deployed Satellite
A homemade payload launches inside a model rocket, separates near apogee, and attempts a guided landing.
#03
Stringman Ceiling Cleanup Robot
A four-cable ceiling robot moves a lightweight gripper around a room to collect laundry, toys, and clutter.
#04
AI-Coded Cyber-Pet
A handmade desktop digital pet with an OLED face and companion status app, developed with an AI coding assistant.
#05
Grunting Tennis Ball
A sensor-filled tennis ball that triggers grunts from a Bluetooth speaker whenever it is hit.
#06
Thermoelectric Ice Cream Jorts
Jean shorts with built-in thermoelectric cooling pockets, built to keep ice cream sandwiches frozen on summer bike rides.
Proximity Spheres Display
A pocket-size LCD module running a generative animation where spheres connect and react to proximity and touch.
DIY Cybershot Street Camera
A handheld DIY camera built on an ESP32-CAM, taken out for twilight street shooting.
#09
Step-Counting Snack Safe
A snack safe that only unlocks after you walk a set number of steps, making you earn what's inside.
São Paulo Glitch Camera
A handmade screen-and-joystick glitch camera taken through central São Paulo for experimental street photography.
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#01
Plantiemoji Plant Magic Wand
A stem-mounted smart plant monitor that reads soil moisture, temperature, humidity and light, then shows one of 40+ emoji expressions telling you what your plant needs.
$98Claw Light
A $39 desk beacon that shows the live status of your coding-agent sessions: green while the agent works, red when it needs your input.
$39
reFrame One-Shot ePaper Camera
An experimental camera with a six-pigment color ePaper display that holds exactly one photo at a time, rendered in 15 seconds of moving ink.
Pre-order#04
Beni Robot Cameraman
A compact mobile robot cameraman that follows a roller skater and keeps pace through a moving shot.
From $549