FOR MILLIONS of mechanically inclined young tinkerers, the Erector set (known in Europe as Meccano) has been the ultimate kit. This collection of perforated metal beams and panels, held together with ...

Repeated removal of cereal carton batches from bins to a conveyor was a good fit for automation. JMP Engineering was called in to test, prototype, and deliver a solution. Day in and day out, over and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The first user videos of the Meccano Spykee WiFi robot are beginning to emerge, demonstrating the open-source 'bot in action. Courtesy of Sven ...

Erector's WiFi-enabled Spykee robot hasn't even begun to ship to mere mortals just yet, but through some random acts of wizardry, Sven was able to grab hold of one and give it the ole unboxing / ...

When I was playing through Final Fantasy VIII for the second time, I became deadest on trying to make my characters obscenely strong. You may recall the Junction system from the game, which required ...