The Chinese had been using large crossbows – akin to Greek and Roman ballistae – for warfare for many of the same reasons that European armies loved them. Their single, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/reconstructing-the-ancient-chinese-storm-of-crows-weapon/)

Automatic Coil Winder Takes the Tedium out of Actuators
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/automatic-coil-winder-takes-the-tedium-out-of-actuators/

Anyone who’s ever built their own motors knows how tedious winding the coils soon becomes; in [Larry]’s case, the issue was even worse. He’s building his own flip-dot matrix display, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/automatic-coil-winder-takes-the-tedium-out-of-actuators/)