Videos

This LightMake L4 3D printer uses linear motors instead of stepper motors and belts, which allows it to run a lot longer without needing any maintenance. But even cooler, it has 4 separate print heads that can print 4 objects at the same time! I spent a couple days with Vic, the founder of LightMake, […]

HeyGears has brought full-color 3D printing to the desktop, so I went to their factory to find out how they did it. I spent two days with the engineers who built the G1X, watching them check individual ink droplets under a confocal microscope, heat the printhead to get the ink viscosity right, and write their […]

Most UV printers can print texture – this one can scan and copy it. I went to Shenzhen to meet Brett, the founder of Morpho and ex-VP of R&D at DJI, and he gave me a master class in developing mass market consumer electronics. He walked me through the whole development process of their new […]

I wanted to build a robot that anyone on the internet could drive around to explore our ranch in Colorado, so I started with a tracked snowcat with 3D printed treads. But not everything went to plan…

Battery life is always a big limiting factor in phones – particularly folding phones that have huge, power hungry screens. And making them thin requires very slender batteries. But with the help of HONOR and their new silicon carbon batteries, I was able to upgrade the battery capacity of the new Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold […]

I tried to build a working Apple Watch in the Huaqiangbei, the world’s largest electronics markets in Shenzhen China, in just one week. The goal was to buy individual parts, and machine a brand-new watch body from scratch. Nestworks (a new desktop CNC startup in Huaqiangbei) took on the challenge with their mill, but a […]

A few years ago Morgan from head(amame) handed me a pair of 3D printed headphones that sounded way better than I imagined they could, and I’ve been using them on and off to edit Strange Parts videos ever since. Now he’s truly swung for the fences and built a new version with glass speaker membranes, […]

Elephant Robotics in Shenzhen was spending over a million dollars a year on custom machined parts. But they couldn’t find a CNC that met their needs, so they decided to build their own. I visited their offices and workshops, dug into the robots they’re building, and followed the story of how that pain led to […]

Ever wondered how your smartphone is actually made? I got exclusive access to OPPO’s flagship factory in China to see the full process—from microscopic components to final assembly and testing. This factory is by far one of the coolest I’ve ever visited!