electromechanical tetris Tetris on a flip-disc display Rob Beschizza

Technology Fashion designer's robotic "Proximity Dress" automatically poofs out for physical distancing from the wearer David Pescovitz

makers DIY electromechanical sequin clock inspired by the popular kids t-shirts David Pescovitz

happy mutants Make: a Halloween "Useless Machine" with a skeleton inside it Cory Doctorow

turing completist Virtual Enigma machine illustrates how signals traveled through its wiring and rotors Clive Thompson

makers Complete instructions for making a replica of the Minivac 601 educational computer kit Mark Frauenfelder

robots This plant drives its own robot David Pescovitz

music Listen to this funky electromechanical lithophone Andrea James

robots Electromechanical "skin" turns everyday objects into robots David Pescovitz

History The first "portable" computer fit in two trailer vans and weighed 20 tons Cory Doctorow

makers How do pinball machine solenoids work? Mark Frauenfelder

analog Clever app-controlled analog split-flap display for your home or office David Pescovitz

happy mutants Steampunk, Arduino-powered electro-mechanical clock Cory Doctorow

music Exquisite Rube Goldberg-esque machine plays "Here Comes the Sun" David Pescovitz

Games Masaya Nakamura, "father of Pac-Man," RIP David Pescovitz

wristwatch Crazy expensive watch with a flip clock display David Pescovitz

Science The truth about Ada Lovelace Rob Beschizza

makers New Zealand's lost colossus: all-mechanical racetrack oddsmaking computer Cory Doctorow

b-side Evolution of the robotic roach (now with a shell) David Pescovitz