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Pretty much all of the fantastic inventions from YouTube creator James Bruton are bizarre engineering oddities. But when the former toy maker says that one of his wacky omnidirectional rides "behaves weirdly" – a closer look is definitely warranted.

Back in 2018, Elecrow hit Kickstarter with an electronics learning lab-in-a-box based around the Raspberry Pi. A 2nd generation crammed the lab into a laptop form factor. The latest version has launched on Kickstarter, and now goes all-in-one.

Makers, tinkerers, modelers and crafters looking for an edge that smoothly cuts through a range of materials like they're all butter might find the NeoBlade of interest – which is claimed to be the world's most compact wireless ultrasonic cutter.

So this is a weird but ridiculously cool one. Anker Innovations – a well-known worldwide brand with a solid reputation in power banks, chargers, and cables – has a sub-brand called Eufy – and it's built the very first desktop-sized 3D texture printer for home projects.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a way to produce flat-pack furniture using a robotic quilting machine, which folds from lightweight cloth-covered panels into functional pieces for your home.

Is there no midpoint between a $200K+ camper van and time-sucking DIY build? The Outside Baseline van looks to establish it. The camper package takes care of the tough work and leaves the rest to DIY. An included bed is ready to camp immediately.

The X1 Pro laser welder isn't just for pros. It's so easy to use even a beginner can start laying perfect beads in no time. It doesn't just weld either, it also takes off rust and slices through metal like butter.

Grind Hard Plumbing Co is back with another absolutely absurd project (and I mean that with great fondness): A Humvee trike with a ride-in tractor wheel in the front.

Hating how the PS5 looked when laid on its side, passionate DIYer Devyn Johnston got to work mocking up a simple but elegant console redesign. He's 3D printed replacement panels that elevate the look of the machine, and you could soon buy them too.

Based on a Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine, the Hackel-Wright Chopper is unlike any motorcycle you've seen before. It borrows components from Harley and Toyota and is built by a guy named Al Hackel.

As we noted back in 2018, monowheels are "kind of ridiculous, largely pointless and far from a practical way to get around." So would our minds be changed if crazy builders Make It Extreme swapped out an 1100cc engine for electric drive?

Why carry a bunch of cumbersome tools around with you when one small gadget has everything you need? That's the thinking behind the OmniPro Tool, a pocket-friendly titanium wrench with a multi-tool personality.