1.2 Examples of what you can build and do

Get familiar with what, and how people are making!

These websites are full of tutorials on how to use certain technologies in your projects, and complete project builds with step by step instructions. People have made all kinds of things for all types of purposes and posted them on the web for you to follow. I recommend looking through these websites when you need inspiration or are looking to figure out how you might want to solve a design challenge.

Website Resources:

Concept Videos


Here are some videos of a couple of popular technologies and trends. Pay close attention to the mechanisms used in these projects and how you could apply them in different ways that are new and innovative. Get some ideas, and keep searching! There is so much awesome content out there and so many ideas you can research! Maybe you even have some ideas so unique they have never been done before…





Jumping Robot






Hydraulics
Floor Cleaner


Automatic Ice Cream Machine

Ceramic 3D Printer




Robot mirror

Daniel Rozin, “Wooden Mirror,” 2014 from bitforms gallery on Vimeo.


Self folding robots


Softrobot Octopus