6 GADGETS MADE FROM LEGO BRICKS
If there ’ s one certain toy every engineer as a child loved to play with , I ’ ll bet it ’ s building things using LEGO bricks .
If there ’ s one certain toy every engineer as a child loved to play with , I ’ ll bet it ’ s building things using LEGO bricks . When we play with LEGO , anything we plan to build are limited only by our imaginations . From a rocket ship to a bulldozer , from a simple robot to a skyscraper . While , our creations as children weren ’ t able to really do much , we were content with the simple joys of being able to create our first designs as young engineers . Now , we would like to show you some awesome creations made from our once cherished toys . These creations will bring you back to your childhood days and show you that it ’ s possible to create almost anything if you just put your mind into it .
THE WORKING LEGO CAMERA
This creation is a camera that was created to capture indelible images . Cary Norton , an Alabama-based photographer built this working 127mm f4.7 camera by using LEGO ’ s Digital Designer application .
Photo by Engadget
THE WORKING LEGO PRINTER
Some years ago , a 14-year-old boy designed this working LEGO printer which moves a pen to write drawings and text . It ’ s called the LEGO Mindstorms NXT printer , or PriNXT .
Photo by ICT Press
THE DIY LEGO 3D PRINTER
The LEGObot 3D printer was created by Matthew Kreuger . This is the LEGO version of the Makerbot , an inexpensive NXT-powered printer .
Photo by Inhabitat
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