On a chessboard, a pawn moves forward on its own. A knight jumps in an L-shape. A rook slides in a straight line. All 32 pieces are independent robots. Moreover, it is open-source and anyone can build ...

If you grew up playing with LOGO on an old 8-bit computer, you’re probably familiar with the concept of a drawbot. It’s a simple robot that drags a pen around to draw on paper. [Tim] decided to build ...

It’s easy to find a cheap clock at any dollar store that will manage to tell the time, but chances are that the plastic-fantastic construction won’t do you any aesthetic favors. Fear not, though, for ...