Step by step tutorial on how to build a LEGO Tic Tac vending machine using standard LEGO bricks. This video shows the full construction process including the candy chamber, dispenser mechanism, and ...

A research team from Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University has developed a prototype knitting machine that can build arbitrarily rigid three-dimensional structures by layering stitches ...

Step by step tutorial on how to build a LEGO basketball arcade machine using standard bricks. This guide shows the full assembly process including the hoop, scoring area, and ball return system.

For centuries, knitting has been a beloved pastime. Technological advancements, particularly in the form of knitting machines, have significantly simplified the process of crafting complex patterns ...

It all started in 2014 when Dave Hakkens, then a student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released his design for a plastic recycling machine to the world for free. The aim was to make plastic ...

Textiles are a type of cloth or woven fabric; its creation involves several processes than one might think. The production of fibers are spun into yarns, and are then used to create fabrics into many ...

In an essay in 1984—at the dawn of the personal computer era—the novelist Thomas Pynchon wondered if it was “O.K. to be a Luddite,” meaning someone who opposes technological progress. A better ...

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Industrial knitting machines have been used by the fashion industry for years as a quick way to make the mass-produced knitted clothes that are available from high-street shops. Independent maker ...

The Dutch designer, who teaches at the London College of Fashion, has been on a quest to make wind power tangible for more than a decade. In October, she displayed her “Wind Knitting Factory” at Dutch ...

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