Jeff Highsmith, Author at Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

How to Build a Mission Control Desk

07/31/2015

A kid's homework table lifts up to reveal a NASA-inspired mission control center. Follow along for help in building your...

06/26/2014

I built a spaceship for my four-year-old's room. It has a control panel full of interesting displays and whiz-bang space...

02/19/2014

I built my son a Mission Control console that closes up and works as a regular homework desk. It plays...

12/10/2013

The CheerBot is a robot that roams the house and looks for certain colors using its camera. When it finds...

12/06/2013

Build a robot that controls your Christmas lights and similar lights around the world

11/15/2013

The PiLarm is a an all-in-one alarm system that uses a Raspberry Pi, motion sensor, and camera. Pictures of intruders...

11/04/2013

My Brainwave-Controlled Zen Garden is similar to a standard desktop zen garden in that you rake sand to calm yourself....

10/04/2013

Part of what makes me a maker is that I prefer to do things myself when I can, including cutting...

09/06/2013

I installed a pneumatic transport system in my house to allow my boys to send their lost teeth to the...

08/02/2013

How to build a versatile, all-in-one, Internet-connected alarm system using a Raspberry Pi.