MINNEAPOLIS - Operated by a two-motor robot (the "Sisbot"), Sisyphus' new kinetic table draws complex designs in sand beneath a glass top. Offered in both coffee table and end table versions, the ...

Simon Sörensen, a young engineer in Sweden, has made something that would delight Bill and Ted and Confucious equally: a kinetic art table that erases whatever pattern it itself creates. The table, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A little steel ball rolls silently across a sand-covered surface, moved by an unseen force, its path ceaselessly tracing an intricate design. That idea garnered nearly $2 million on ...

MAPLE PLAIN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The rise of makerspaces — whether in libraries, college campuses or out in the community — has contributed to the acceleration of ideas and products vying for ...

On the (very short) list of kid products parents actually enjoying playing with alongside their children, kinetic sand easily makes the top three. Like molding clay, kinetic sand is a form of sensory ...

There’s nothing fun about a Sisyphean task unless you’re watching one being carried out by someone or something else. In that case, it can be mesmerizing like this Arduino-driven kinetic sand table.