
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 ...

Our Apothecary Cabinet
As well as working with technology, the Hip Monsters team also works with magic. This is our handmade apothecary cabinet, ...

First Robotics Competition in SF
We had a lot of fun at the First Robotics Competition at St Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco CA. We ...

Wand Making
At the beginning of the Covid pandemic, we wanted to create magic for ourselves and our friends and hone our ...

Pneumatic Robotic Arm Workshop
This pneumatic robotic arm workshop is design to introduce basic concepts of robotics and making to grade-school students. The design ...

Number 10 Gets A Screen
We have started upgrading all our robot to run the new RobotFreedom.AI framework. For Number Ten, the main missing piece ...