Watch engineers turn fantasy builds into reality, one video at a time
Industrial engineers are always striving to build a better world. Whether they are designing new ways to increase uptime at work or creating innovative tools in their workshops at home, engineers are perpetually putting their unique skill sets to use. In this video collection, see how designers, engineers, programmers, and STEM professionals across the industry are using their talents in their free time to design and build a more whimsical world.
Latest video: I put my trash cans on rails and now they move automatically!
In this video, Max Maker, a YouTuber and product design engineer, demonstrates how he created a trash train to automatically move his garbage bins.
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Spider-Man powers IRL! (Real-life spider sense.)In this video, Jason from the YouTube channel Schizo recreates one of Spider-Man's most famous powers, spider sense, in real life using existing radar technology. |
We sent a robot chicken to "space"In this video, engineers Ruth and Shawn from the YouTube channel Kids Invent Stuff design and build a robotic disco chicken that they send into space. |
I cooked against robotsIn this video, chef Nick DiGiovanni puts his culinary skills to the test as he goes head-to-head against an array of robots. |
Dad builds a roller coaster robot!In this video, Dave Niewinski, a roboticist and creator of the YouTube channel Dave's Armoury, uses a robotic arm to create a virtual roller coaster for his children. |
My rock, paper, scissors robot never loses (+9 other inventions)In this video, Mark Rober, former NASA engineer, highlights 10 of the most unique projects that he and his team designed and built over the past year, including a robot that is unbeatable at rock, paper, scissors. |
I built a walking coffee tableIn this video, Kevin from the YouTube channel Concept Bytes builds a 12-legged coffee table that can move around the house and even walk the dog. |
Spooky scary Tesla coil quartet goes epicIn this video, Fabricio Franzoli from the YouTube channel Franzoli Electronics combines his passion for music, science, and electronics with his quartet of singing Tesla coils. |
Making a hammer out of pennies (1,000 melted pennies)In this video, maker Seth Robinson details how he used a variety of techniques, including 3D printing and sand casting, to transform $10 worth of pennies into a one-of-a-kind hammer. |
Did I build an AT-AT that I can ride on?In this video, YouTuber James Bruton, a former toy designer, uses 3D printed parts and aluminum extrusion to fulfill his Star Wars fantasy of riding a working AT-AT walker. |
The human swing carIn this video, inventor and YouTuber Colin Furze demonstrates what happens when you attach a swing to a moving vehicle. Spoilers: The answer is mayhem. |
Making a robot golf putter so I don't have to tryIn this video, a maker from the YouTube channel Sparks and Code engineers a robot that's guaranteed to take your minigolf game to the next level. |
Mark Rober vs Dude Perfect - Ultimate robot battleIn this video, Mark Rober, former NASA engineer, designs and builds the ultimate battle robot to take on five robots built by the creators of the Dude Perfect YouTube channel. |
Mowing a lawn like it's the year 3000In this video, YouTuber Allen Pan, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from USC, attempts to build a lawnmower that utilizes a laser grid to cut grass. |
I made the world's most dangerous gardening tool!In this video, maker Craig Turner from the YouTube channel Turnah81 attaches a 1200-watt angle grinder to six blades to create the most dangerous wide cutting electric hedge shears. |
Infinite-range electric car – DIY buildIn this video, maker Drew Anger from the YouTube channel Drew Builds Stuff works to engineer an infinite-range electric car that uses solar panels to provide unlimited energy. |
After 100+ parts and 45 hours of practice, I did itIn this video, Shane Wighton, an engineer and creator of the YouTube channel Stuff Made Here, spends a ridiculous amount of time and energy attempting to build and ride the world’s smallest bike. |
This glove punches for you! (Cold gas rocket fist)In this video, engineers from the Hacksmith Industries YouTube channel use a cold gas thruster to transform mortal men into Saitama from One Punch Man, destroying doors, cinderblocks, and more in the process. |
I built a parts washer machineIn this video, a maker from the YouTube channel Make it Extreme demonstrates how to design and build a parts washer for your workshop. |
My puzzle robot is 200x faster than a humanIn this video, YouTuber Mark Rober, former NASA engineer, introduces the world to Jigsaw, a googly eyed, puzzle-solving robot that can assemble a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle in only four hours. |
This jet pack gives you the power to double jump!In this video, engineers from the Hacksmith Industries YouTube channel create a water jet pack to complete a seemingly impossible double jump. |
I made the world's best foosball robot!In this video, engineering physics student Xander Naumenko demonstrates how he designed and built Foosbar, an autonomous foosball table. |
Making a dog-sized Furby robot (and taking it on a walk)In this video, makers Evan and Katelyn merge a robotic dog and a Furby to create something truly creepy. |
Using power tools the wrong wayIn this video, engineer William Osman teams up with his fellow YouTubers to resurrect the controversial sport of power tool racing, complete with custom-made tools. |
Killing mosquitoes like its the year 3000In this video, YouTuber Allen Pan, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from USC, designs and constructs a futuristic, laser fly swatter that zaps mosquitos with more power. |
Can lawn mowers actually fly?In this video, maker and YouTuber Peter Sripol engineers a lawn mower with wings that can cut grass and fly in the sky. |
Drift trike vs wall of death!In this video, inventor and YouTuber Colin Furze reengineers and rebuilds his famous wall of death and tests it out with his drift trike. |
Process of making a rust removal machineIn this video, makers from the YouTube channel Make it Extreme design and build a machine to remove rust from square metallic tubes and various other metals. |
Building the world's first Etch A Sketch camera!In this video, makers Alex and Swapnil from the YouTube channel Every Flavor of Robot engineer and build a robotic Etch A Sketch that uses AI to convert pictures into drawings. |
World's first screw-bikeIn this video, YouTuber James Bruton, a former toy designer, builds a bike using mecanum wheels, allowing the cycle to move in any direction. |
Can you use an air fryer to recycle plastic?In this video, Matt and Jonny from the YouTube channel Brothers Make demonstrate how you can use an ordinary air fryer to melt and then repurpose plastic waste. |
Precision-guided disc golf launcher: Noobs are now prosIn this video, Shane Wighton, an engineer and creator of the YouTube channel Stuff Made Here, designs and builds a disc golf launching bazooka. |
Could you survive a blast from the world's biggest vortex cannon?In this video, Kevin Kohler, a former chemistry student at the University of South Florida and creator of the YouTube channel The Backyard Scientist, tests the power and abilities of an enormous vortex cannon. |
I can hear BUGS!!!In this video, Ruth, a patent-holding inventor and maker from the YouTube channel Kids Invent Stuff, designs and builds insect-detecting goggles. |
Inventing a bee weaponIn this video, YouTuber Allen Pan, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from USC, designs, engineers, and builds a weapon that captures and shoots bees. |
This ball is impossible to hitIn this video, YouTuber Mark Rober, former NASA engineer and current CrunchLabs founder, creates a ball that is impossible to hit. |
Can you make stained glass with resin?In this video, YouTuber Peter Brown, a woodworker with a passion for crazy projects, attempts to create a faux stained glass piece using only resin. |
Colin Furze helped me test my tankIn this video, YouTuber James Bruton, a former toy designer, expands upon a video made by YouTuber Colin Furze and builds his own small electric tank. |
I built this YouTuber a bionic hand!In this video, the engineering geniuses from Hacksmith Industries enlist the help of Psyonic, the maker of the first touch-sensing bionic hand, to design and build a prosthetic arm for a U.K. gamer. |