May 2014
Intermediate to advanced
116 pages
5h 50m
English
Gadgets and gear for makers
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Gunther Kirsch
$80: combatcreatures.com
Lately, three remote-controlled hexapods have been prowling the halls of MAKE, surprising editors with barrages of soft-tip darts. These Attacknids, from Combat Creatures, are some of the coolest toys in stores today — and better still, they’re hackable.
That’s thanks in part to Jaimie Mantzel, the innovator, builder, and adventurer who created them. When Mantzel convinced U.K. company Wow! Stuff to carry the toy, he fought to keep the design of the Attacknid open and easy for others to modify. It was an ...
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