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, ...
Wand Making
At the beginning of the Covid pandemic, we wanted to create magic for ourselves and our friends and hone our ...
Arduino Robotic Controller Software Update
The RobotFreedom robots are controlled by two code bases. The first runs on a RaspberryPi and is written in Python ...
Number Nine is Rewired
We are learning weight is everything when it comes to good performance from our robots. One of our best jumpers, ...
Intro to Our Workshop!
In this video Ted from the HipMonster's team shows our workshop and describes how we train our robots. We have ...
Fully Autonomous Robots
This video is the first time we were able to record two of our robots talking autonomously. While we were ...
Getting Started with Raspberry PI
Originally, we set up this site to focus on woodcrafting and painting but as our interests grew, we have increasingly ...
Bell Hopper – Contraption Delta
For our upcoming Maker Faire presentation we wanted to make robotics more approachable. One barrier to robotics is, by its ...
Leibniz Calculator- Contraption Gamma
For the upcoming Maker Faire the Hip Monster's sisters team wanted a challenge. Something that required precision and also aligned ...
Number One On Its Own
Number One looks very simple, it's just a burnt out hair drier with wheels. As out first design we opted ...
Wiring of Number Two and Three
The HipMonster's sister team decided to push our robotics to the next level. They were dissatisfied with remote controlled robots ...
Number Three’s Controller
This post is an old one we forgot to publish a while back. Currently, Number Three is controlled by a ...
Cosplay Dragon Tail
One thing we have always been jealous of is tails. Cats and dogs flaunt them as they strut around waving ...
Carved Wooden Seals
As presents for our teachers last year, we decided to make a series of wooden seals. We chose cats because ...
Wooden Pony Carving
Our pony carving was inspired by Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony. We love Pinkie Pie's bright outlook and humor! ...
Foam-Mo Creations
This is an introduction to one of our favorite making materials, Foam-Mo. Foam-Mo is really great for making models of ...
DIY Moss Terrarium
What do you do if you break a pot? This fun DIY moss terrarium will teach you a great way ...
SF Zoo Fundraiser Jewelry
jfheTo support the San Francisco Zoo, the HipMonsters' sisters team, and a neighborhood friend decided to sell jewelry to raise ...
Making of Number Six and Number Seven
After finishing Number three, we wanted to make smaller and lighter walking robots. Leveraging what we had learned from building ...
Making Mandrake Roots
Inspired by the character Professor Sprout (from Harry Potter) and this wonderful article, we set out to make our mandrake ...
Upgrades to Number Three
Since we discovered how to make Number Five move, we decided to upgrade Number Three. We tried to preserve as ...
Color Splash Collection, Summer 2023
The Summer 2023 release of the Color Splash Collection is in! Made from wood and painted in acrylic paint, each ...
The Making of the Hand of Glory
Inspired by Harry Potter, the HipMonsters team made our own Hand of Glory out of Foam-Mo. The Hand of Glory ...
Wooden Deer Sculpture
This is our wooden deer sculpture, made as a Christmas present. We only used wood from our yard to make ...
The Making of Number Five
Inspired by the Boston Dynamics robot videos, steampunk art, and Girl Genius, the HipMonster team set out to make their ...
Puzzle Box: Push My Button
After building a number of dovetail puzzle boxes the HipMonsters sister team set out to make their own unique design ...
The Making of George the Mummy
We wanted to give people a scare on Halloween and was inspired by a visit to Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum so ...
Wooden Toy – Alligator
We decided to make a special present for our teachers at school. One of the teachers really loved alligators, so ...
Potion Cabinet
With all the potion-making we have been doing recently, we found that we needed a place to put our potion ...
The Making of Number Three
We saw the need for a new robot for halloween, so we made one. This is our steampunk squirrel powered ...
Ladder Bookcase
This project is about how to build a ladder bookcase. This bookcase has less room because its sides slope in ...
DIY Pump Drill
The Hip Monster's sister team has created a DIY pump drill. Pump drills are ancient tools used by many cultures ...
Sun-Moon-Earth Orrery
Getting started Need to track the moon phases for that perfect time to cast a spell? Worried about when you ...
Shape Shifting Toy Robots
When the sisters team discovered Transformer comics (Go WindBlade!) they wanted a whole city of Transformers to play with. While ...
Staff – Twisting Wave
When we go hiking, we sometimes pick up some good pieces of wood to make into staffs or other creations ...
Wand: Crimson Lava
Every wand we craft has unique mythos and a special spell. This wand is called the Crimson Lava. Mythos The ...