Mike Hatalski will be exhibiting his “ORD-ish Bot” 3D Printer at the Maker Faire this weekend. Mike describes how he got into printer building: I was about to start ordering the parts for a MendelMax build when I saw a posting by Bard Dring about a prototype printer he built using MakerSlide. I was lucky [...]

Posted by Shawn Wallace | May 18th, 2012 9:30 PM

Categories: 3D Printing, Desktop Manufacturing, Maker Faire | 1 Comment

Rob Faludi, author of Building Wireless Sensor Networks, is bringing some very cool bots to Digi’s Maker Faire Bay Area Booth: Say hello to Troy and Abed! They’re Digi International’s brand-new XBee-enabled SumoBots and they’re ready to begin training for their debut at Bay Area Maker Faire 2012. They’ll be battling it out in the [...]

Posted by Brian Jepson | May 18th, 2012 7:30 PM

Categories: Electronics, Maker Faire, Wireless | 1 Comment

As part of their sponsorship of Maker Faire, Chevy offered to loan us a Volt for a week leading up to the Faire. When I heard about this, I jumped at the opportunity to review it. So, here’s the first MAKE car review. Hybrid Chevy doesn’t bill the Volt as a hybrid, but rather, an [...]

Posted by Jake Spurlock | May 18th, 2012 2:30 PM

Categories: Alternative Energy, Automotive, Maker Faire | 7 Comments

Young makers astound with an ambitious Viper flight simulator project for Maker Faire.

Posted by Melissa Morgan | May 18th, 2012 2:00 PM

Categories: Crowdfunding, Flying, Kids & Family, Maker Faire, Makers, Young Makers | 1 Comment

Delta Faucet asked us to do something with them and their touch-faucet technology. Of course, our first thought was: Tell us how it works. We interviewed Bob Rodenbeck, director of research and development, and here’s some of what he had to say. -Gareth Make: Can you first give us an overview of the faucet itself? [...]

Posted by Gareth Branwyn | May 18th, 2012 1:30 PM

Categories: Home and Garden, Home Decor | 3 Comments

ITP student Rose Schlossberg attached dental mirrors to an armature on a head strap to make the user able to stare at his/her own eyes. As Rose puts it, "fall in love with yourself all over again." It's an interesting project, but I wouldn't recommend trying to walk around with your eyes trained upon your own eyes.

Posted by Michael Colombo | May 18th, 2012 12:00 PM

Categories: Display, DIY Projects | No Comments

If you're headed to Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend, make sure you don't forget the essentials!

Posted by Laura Cochrane | May 18th, 2012 11:30 AM

Categories: Maker Faire | 7 Comments

Need a way to protect your wares from sneaky snoops? With some light soldering to a basic recording module, a small assortment of tools and components, some clothespin hacking (yes, seriously), and other parts you probably already have around the house, you can make your own Talking Booby Trap! Like all ambushes, you arm and [...]

Posted by Nick Normal | May 18th, 2012 10:15 AM

Categories: Electronics, hacks, MAKE Projects, Weekend Projects | No Comments

NYC Resistor’s Nick Vermeer is working on conductive ink: I’ve recently had success in making a conductive ink using a fine copper powder suspended in an acrylic airbrush medium. This paper on conductive epoxies was really the key to getting this ink working. The paper shows that etching the metal filler slightly before mixing it [...]

Posted by John Baichtal | May 18th, 2012 8:00 AM

Categories: Electronics | 4 Comments

What do you get when you cross a hoverboard and a DeLorean? A Delorean hovercraft, of course! San Francisco grad student Matthew Riese has built just that.

Posted by Laura Cochrane | May 18th, 2012 7:00 AM

Categories: Geek Crafts, Maker Faire, Transportation | 1 Comment