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Hello again, dear readers! Once again, we see that LEGO material can be used to make just about anything. Of course, we’ve covered stories about the LEGO Lee Enfield sniper rifle and AK-47 in the last two weeks. Now here’s more breaking news about what happens with human imagination and LEGO building blocks come together to create something. Recently, Kuniko Maeda and Mario Minale from the Dutch-based design shop Minale Maeda made a full-scale model of the classic Gerrit Rietveld Buffet table.

That’s right, dear readers. After hearing Jack Streat’s LEGO gun creations for two weeks, now we find out about two guys from a Dutch design shop using LEGO blocks to create furniture. Furthermore, it took about twenty-five thousand blocks to make this replica of the Gerrit Rietveld Buffet table. As you can see from the photo above, the LEGO version bears a striking resemblance to its real-life wooden counterpart.

Now it seems that LEGO might have a future in the furniture industry as well as weapons development. However, I found Streat’s LEGO guns from two weeks ago to be more interesting than this LEGO table, though. Full-sized LEGO versions of real firearms that actually shoot projectiles are more fascinating to me personally. Thus, we continue to see evidence of the unlimited applications for using toy building blocks. Ah LEGO, is there anything you can’t do?

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Last week, we saw the LEGO Lee Enfield sniper rifle. Now LEGO Technics and Jack Streat are at it again, developing weaponry with the classic toy building material that can actually shoot projectiles. This time, they’ve created a fully-functioning AK-47 gun as a follow-up to their sniper rifle.

Mr. Streat took two weeks making this weapon and clearly, his work has paid off. This LEGO version of the AK-47 comes with two removable magazines containing twelve bricks each, a basic red and black color scheme and a bolt-action mechanism for firing “brick” projectile rounds. This LEGO gun seems to be capable of firing two to three rounds in one single shot while last week’s sniper rifle only shot single rounds.

Obviously, this LEGO AK-47 is another achievement made possible through the human imagination and brilliant engineering. So, that leaves me to wonder what’s next for LEGO Technics and Jack Streat. Will it be more styles of firearms, other types of hand-held ordnance or nuclear and mechanical weapons of mass destruction? Remember, dear readers, that with LEGO, the possibilities are endless.

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With it comes to LEGO, its building blocks offer nearly endless possibilities in their use. You only need a strong sense of creativity and a willingness to experiment, so new applications can be found for the classic toy building material. For example, LEGO Technics actually created a fully-functional weapon that closely resembles a Lee Enfield sniper rifle.

The LEGO sniper rifle was developed by Jack Streat. It features a bolt-action operating mechanism for firing and removable clips. This baby really does shoot projectile rounds, which are LEGO blocks, of course and the clips are also made of LEGO material. The rifle even has a scope, target crosshairs and an attachable stand for positioning the weapon to use on the ground.

This creation is definitely a feat of engineering creative genius. Kind of makes me wonder if LEGO has a future in developing new weapons technology. But that’s assuming they actually start using stronger material that really can neutralize enemy combatants in a battlefield. Hey, as the making of this sniper rifle proves, this toy building blocks company could be capable of just about anything.

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Hey folks, recently a new form of robotics has been developed by a 27-year old man from Poland.  However, it may surprise you that this man is not an engineer or inventor by trade.  He actually works as a web designer who specializes in graphic design.  You will also probably find it unusual that his building materials of choice for his robotic design is ordinary Lego parts.

According to available sources, the name of this man is Paul and he lives in Warsaw, Poland.  Apparently, he has chosen not to give his last name but he is also known by the name “Sariel” and building things with Lego parts is one of his personal hobbies.  Last weekend, he built a robotic arm out of Lego parts that took two days to construct.  However, this creation is a motorized, functioning mechanical arm.

The robotic arm is operated with four remote-controlled motors and a four-valve pneumatic system.  All of the hand’s fingers are controlled pneumatically and they can adapt to the shape of any grabbed object.  The pneumatic system is powered from an airtank that filled by an electric compressor.  The arm’s joints are operated by linear actuators electrically.  The palm of the hand can also be rotated 360 degrees.

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All I’ve got to say is: isn’t this Lego mouse cute? Oh yeah, it is definitely twelve levels of cute, but is it comfortable on the hand?

We’ll you can try it out by spending $32 for this mouse with the left and right mouse buttons, a scroll wheel, and optical sensor.

I don’t know if it can work with other Lego blocks, but I’m guessing no.

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