Day: February 22, 2011

Robot Hummingbird Nano Flying Vehicle

AeroVironment, a DARPA contractor in California (Monrovia and Simi Valley), showed off this “nano hummingbird” at the AAAS National Meeting earlier in this month in DC. Both exciting and terrifying. I like the mention of a full-size aircraft possibly using this technology. Nano Hummingbird

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Is a Wikipedia Editor on a Mission to Delete Hackerspaces?

There was a disturbing exchange on the HacDC mailing list that I thought I should share here. As one contributor to the conversation characterized it, an editor on Wikipedia seems to be acting as a “one man cleaning service” of content. Among his many suggested deletions on Wikipedia are a number of hackerspaces, including HacDC. […]

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Hackerspace Happenings

Hackerspace Happenings

TX/RX Labs Hack-B-Que Series What’s a Hack-B-Q? Think free B-B-Q with the added bonus of getting to share knowledge with TXRX Members who have expertise in exciting DIY technology projects. And that‚Äôs just for starters: There are tons of exciting projects in progress and members with expertise in chemistry, electrical engineering, biology, physics, programming, mechanical […]

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The Nomadic Productions of Detroit Mini Assembly Line

The Nomadic Productions of Detroit Mini Assembly Line

Photo by Corine Vermeulen Detroit Mini Assembly Line is “a nomadic production team” based in Detroit, Michigan, led by Nina Bianchi and Corine Vermeulen. We like what these folks are up to and asked them to tell us something about their work. Here’s what Nina had to say. -Gareth The team collaborates with local communities […]

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Maker Video Playlist, Our Picks!

2011 is shaping up to be a great year for informative, interesting, and exciting online learning videos. Below are my favorite online video creators in the maker world at the moment – they’re not in any particular order. I like the EEVblog videos that are under 1 hour and not just a rant, here’s my […]

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