Cisco Ball Is The Tumbleweed Opposite Of A Disco Ball

Inspiration can strike a maker at any moment. For [Laura Kampf], it happened in the desert when she saw a tumbleweed. Tumbleweeds roll through the western United States, hitting cars on the interst…

Deb Beausoleil 📷🌅📸 she/her (@BeautifulSunPhotography@sfba.social)

Attached: 1 image Exploring downtown Milwaukee along the Milwaukee River is a treat for the eyes. The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts lights up in a mesmerizing display of kinetic art, drawing inspiration from local artist Georgia O'Keefe's...

Restoring The Silver Swan Automaton

It’s easier than ever to build your own robot, but humans have been building automatons since before anyone had even thought of electronics. One beautiful example is the Silver Swan, built in…

Light Meets Movement With A Minimum Of Parts

We often say that hardware hacking has never been easier, thanks in large part to low-cost modular components, powerful microcontrollers, and highly capable open source tools. But we can sometimes …

The Most Ornate Birdbath You’ve Ever Seen

When one thinks of art, a birdbath may not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, there is no denying that the La Fontaine aux Oiseaux (The Bird Fountain) is a true work of art. This autom…

Flux: A Forty Foot Long Kinetic Art Piece

No office space is complete without some eye-catching art piece to gawp at whilst you mull over your latest problem. But LED-based displays are common enough to be boring these days. Kinetic art pi…

Kinetic Art Installation Brings All The World’s Lightning To One Place

Lightning is a force to be reckoned with: ever since ancient times, humans have been in awe of the lethal power of lightning strikes and the deafening roar of thunder. Quite reasonably, they ascrib…

Building A Kinetic Sand Art Table

Many of us have marveled at art installations that feature marbles quietly and ceaselessly tracing out beautiful patterns in sand. [DIY Machines] is here to show us that it’s entirely possibl…