In 2014, fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht made a robotic spider dress that can brandish its spiky appendages when something comes too close to the wearer. Anouk’s new wearable wings have a similar feature. Since they’re made with LEGO, they’re easier to build than the arachnid-inspired armor.
The wings are mainly made of Mindstorms EV3 and Technic parts. If you want to make them react to an object approaching their wearer, you’ll need the Mindstorms infrared sensor or ultrasonic sensor. Alternatively you can activate the wings manually using the EV3 Brick.
Sweet. I’d love to see that with a mecha costume. Head to Anouk’s Instructables page for her full guide.
[via Gadgetify]
actually do give you wings- for your shoes. Sure you won’t be flying away with these but you can add a piece of flare to your footwear. They come in a wide variety of styles from butterflies to wings to lightning bolts to mustaches and more. Freshen up an old pair of kicks and stay fly.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, Schwings is a mashed-up word for shoe wings. Now they won’t give anyone the ability to fly, nor will they make your shoes levitate or flit around your room once they’re fastened on.
