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Hummingbirds and Bees

It is that time of the year where our yard comes to life with flowers, which bring hummingbirds and bees ...
A girl securing wiring on a humanoid robot.

Securing Wires on Number Two and Number Three

We take Number Two and Number Three on the road a lot. While we are now experts at rewiring them ...
A close up of robotic legs with big wheel.

Number 2’s and Number 3’s New Legs

From last year's Bay Area Maker Faire we learned a lot about what is the right and wrong way for ...

Shapeshifting Toy Robots Part 2

Here are some of our old creations that we forgot to post about. These are some of our wooden shapeshifting ...
Graduation hat keychain charm,

Wooden Graduation Hat Charms

Graduation time is upon us and what better way to celebrate than creating something fun. For this year's celebration we ...

Wood Carvings: Rabbit

Our workshop is littered with dismantled robots, failed contractions, forgotten monsters and lots of little wood cravings. This is an ...

Castello di Amorosa

Ever wish a medieval castle was just a drive away? In you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you ...

Wood Sculpture: Cat

This cute little wooden cat was a quick build from some leftover pieces. We wanted a simple toy that would ...

Maker Fest at Ecole Bilingue in Berkeley

The Hip Monsters team was thrilled to be invited to a Maker Fest last week at Ecole Bilingue in Berkeley, ...

Girl Genius Dingbot Robot Part One

We decided to finally make an attempt to build a Dingbot robot based on the girl genius web comics. Please ...