DIY

The latest mobility build from British inventor James Bruton is his most unhinged yet. He sits on a huge single ball that moves him in any direction, steered – for now – by a hot-glued foam fin. Not a balance bike as such, more a big-ball unicycle.

A YouTuber has upgraded his drone-powered flying umbrella with autonomous “follow me” capabilities, turning a striking novelty into something approaching practical hands-free rain protection.

I'm generally not the "crafty" type. I'm more into drills, saws, lasers and CNC-type stuff. My better half, however, is an old pro at cutting, plotting, and crafting. We tested out this Cricut alternative.

Even if you've never pressed a shirt in your life, the HTVRONT Auto 2 will get your ideas onto fabric like you know what you're doing. Rumor has it, it can even make a mean panini*. *I started that rumor, by the way.

Could cardboard really lift a person into the air? YouTuber Peter Sripol put this idea to the test by building a sit-in cardboard airplane and pushing it to the edge of flight, showing the potential of even the humblest of materials.

Inventor extraordinaire Colin Furze created a suspension system for a bicycle that, instead of springs or forks, uses opposing magnets fitted to a custom frame that keep him from feeling any bumps on the road. Surprisingly, it worked.

If you enjoy building or tinkering with electronics, the Kode Dot pocket-sized creator tool or electronics multitool or whatever else you want to call it can help you get wildly creative with your projects, and make it a lot easier to test them.

As part of its 3-part DIY home wildfire protection kit, Safe Soss has patented an innovative spray bottle that connects to a standard garden hose to disperse a fireproofing spray that becomes a fertilizer to promote regrowth.

Xlaserlab's E3 is a fast, ultra-detailed UV galvo laser that makes engraving clean and easy with the help of AI and computer vision – no soot, no warp, and no "oh no, it's on fire again!" moments.

The father and son team behind the world's fastest quadcopter we featured last year has now built what essentially looks like a flying photovoltaic panel, in a bid to create a drone that's powered by solar alone.

Thinking about printing your own custom apparel? I put the Procolored F13 DTF printer, oven, and press package through its paces to see if it’s worth your hard-earned cash – or just another overpriced hobby trap.

When a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar earlier this year, the ground split and many buildings collapsed. Yet 26 bamboo homes, designed and built by architectural studio Blue Temple, remained completely intact.