I first saw Kinetic Creatures at Maker Faire San Mateo this year, and when I found out they were running a Kickstarter Campaign to start up production, I happily contributed. The Kinetic Creatures are ...

There’s a longstanding joke that kids would rather play with the cardboard box than the toy inside, but that’s especially true with these wonderful Kinetic Creatures toys. Made entirely from pre-cut ...

SCOTTS VALLEY – It took only 12 days for Lucas Ainsworth and Alyssa Hamel to obtain Kickstarter funding for their revolutionary new toys. More than 400 people have pledged more than $32,000 to venture ...

Some combinations of material and machine just don't sound right, such as a wooden airplane the size of a jetliner (the Spruce Goose) or an airship full of extremely flammable gas (the Hindenburg).

Browsing around today, I saw this little kit on kickstarter called Kinetic Creatures. These flat packed models are made from cardboard and can be assembled without tools. Their mechanical legs are ...