Hacksmith Industries may have started with sci-fi experiments and YouTube stunts, but its latest project is pure business. Co-founded by James Hobson and Ian Hillier, the team has just raised more ...

I first came across the Hacksmith (aka James Hobson) more than a decade ago, when the former engineer and product developer dropped a video wherein he designed and built actual Wolverine claws.

The Hacksmith’s real-life Star Wars protosaber build is a work of art, but also appears to be insanely dangerous to wield. Here’s the thing about lightsabers that isn’t acknowledged enough: They’re ...

The Hacksmith created a system for tracking eye motion to target shoulder mounted lasers. This is the equivalent functionality as superman’s heat vision. AdHawk and Wicked Lasers made the lasers. This ...

In a world where pop culture icons inspire millions, few have taken their childhood dreams and turned them into a reality quite like James Hobson, who grew up watching movies always wondering, "What ...

In a limited-time collaboration with Mentos, Fortnite players are able to use the Fizzooka in the game, which draws inspiration from the experiment of dropping the minty candy into cola. This marks ...

You might know Hacksmith Industries from its eponymous YouTube channel that boasts over 15 million subscribers who share a passion for the engineering team's outrageous real-life recreations of movie ...

From electromagnets to electrical arcs and hidden tech, the Hacksmith team has brought Thor’s hammer to life—multiple times. In this first entry of the Vault series, we revisit the epic Mjölnir builds ...

A Canadian YouTube star’s first project boasts premium materials, 21 functions and nearly $4 million in crowdfunding (so far). Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. In a limited-time collaboration with Mentos, Fortnite players are able to use the Fizzooka in the ...