In our strangely detached world it can seem like a miracle to build something out of pieces and see it work.

The Navy's Office of Naval Research gave a bunch of robot model kits to students, and they took a month's worth of classes to explore the mathematics, physics and electronics of their new creations.

Then, in the climax of the course, they were able to use a US Navy test basin to check out their creations in action!

This seems like a really great way to get students interested in science.

Filed under: science and robots

The cool time lapse video at the link shows 40 hours of very hard work in Illustrator to create the picture to the left.

If you've ever wondered how an artist works, this is your chance to find out.

Warning: The music is a bit loud, so you might want to turn down your speakers before checking it out.

Filed under: time lapse, illustrator, and Science Machine