Ugears
It’s easy to get caught up in electronics. An Arduino or Raspberry Pi can transform something ordinary into a flashing, blinking, internet-connected device of the future. However, electronics is really only a tiny part of a long story of technology that goes back almost as far as humanity. For most of history, technology was about mechanics, and generations of makers and hackers developed ingenious devices using physical motion. Ugears celebrate this with their mechanical models. They already make a wide range and are crowdfunding an expansion to their existing line up, including a horse with a walking mechanism powered by an elastic band, and an archballista (a medieval siege engine).
Made of laser-cut wood, and assembled without glue or other fixings, the Ugears models look great and show off their mechanical innards.
From $39 hsmag.cc/IavHEo Delivery: July 2018
