John Baichtal

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12/02/2010

One thing many hackerspaces build is a robust entry control system, usually with RFID fobs — sometimes connected to the...

12/02/2010

Found in the MAKE Flickr pool: I love these tables made from repurposed bike parts, built by Flickr user Del...

12/01/2010

I’m digging this Israeli military robo-snake(!) of which each segment packs its own power supply, sensors, actuators, and microcontrollers. Looks...

12/01/2010

This video by YouTube user UncleJtotheS shows a “third year Mechatronics project at the University of Ottawa” that automatically pours...

11/30/2010

Michael Klein of Saskatoon, SK, created this cool meter using a PC fan and styrofoam ball. A simple hack but...

11/30/2010

San Jose maker Robert Quattlebaum bought a string of LED Christmas lights from Costco, and not liking the preset lighting...

11/30/2010

Electrical engineer Mike Hord says “if you can’t find it, you don’t own it.” Acoordingly, he has organized his portable...

11/29/2010

When I was a kid, I never got the “cool toy.” No Space 1999 Eagle Playset for me. So as...

11/29/2010

Ãœbermaker Simon Jansen of Auckland, New Zealand, wrote in to share his Arduino-controlled, steampunk (literally!) turntable. This is my steam...

11/28/2010

Our quarterly theme of Tools for Creativity continues with this roundup of excellent pens and notebooks to help you express...