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Materials Spotlight: Magnets

Materials Spotlight: Magnets

Ryan JenkinsAugust 1, 2024magnets, materials spotlight, The Tinkering Workshop, bonus content, magnet switch, on the go switch, magnet car, construction kit, music machines, uftes, tips, automata, cabaret mechanical theatre, paul spooner, homopolar motors

Roller Sidetracks and Marble-Run Inspirations

Roller Sidetracks and Marble-Run Inspirations

Ryan JenkinsJuly 16, 2022uftes, exploratorium, marble runs, marble tracks, marble machines, ball runs, prototyping, tinkering, tinkering in the wild, public spaces

Ufte Reflections and Big Ideas - Part Two

Ufte Reflections and Big Ideas - Part Two

Ryan JenkinsJune 29, 2022uftes, tinkering studio, exploratorium, rhythm blocks, rollers, ramps, unusual rollers, art of tinkering

Ufte Reflections and Big Ideas - Part One

Ufte Reflections and Big Ideas - Part One

Tinkering with Uftes at Ecsite 2022

Tinkering with Uftes at Ecsite 2022

Ryan JenkinsJune 6, 2022ecsite2022, ecsite, ecsite conference, heilbronn, germany, conference, prototyping, makerspace, tinkering space, tinkering studio, kinetic scupltures, sound machines, rhythm blocks, uftes, exploratorium, LEGO foundation

Sharing "Uftes" with the Playful Learning Museum Network

Sharing "Uftes" with the Playful Learning Museum Network

Ryan JenkinsMay 13, 2022uftes, lego, museum network, gathering, workshop, R&D, kinetic scupltures, balance, balancing sculptures, sound machines, rhythm machines, rhythm blocks, shadow remix, art of tinkering, exploratorium, tinkering studio, tinkering

Motorized Magnetic Music Machines

Motorized Magnetic Music Machines

Ryan JenkinsApril 21, 2022automata, sound automata, museum machines, soundscapes, uftes, tinkering studio, prorotyping, experiments, spielmobil

Exploratorium Residency Week Two

Exploratorium Residency Week Two

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 15, 2022prototyping, uftes, tinkering studio, balance, ramps and rollers, sound rollers, sound automata, rhythm machines, automata, testing, floor testing, environment

Exploratorium Residency Week One

Exploratorium Residency Week One

Ryan JenkinsFebruary 7, 2022uftes, prototypes, balance, sound machines, sound automata, testing, contraptions, jam, tools, workshops, unfacilitated tinkering

Prototyping Balance and Sound Automata in Milan

Prototyping Balance and Sound Automata in Milan

Ryan JenkinsJanuary 24, 2022tinkering, prototyping, uftes, milan, fablab, sound automata, balance

Material Explorations in Balance

Material Explorations in Balance

Balancing Sculptures and Prototyping at a Distance

Balancing Sculptures and Prototyping at a Distance