Technology DIY Projects for Makers - Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

Technology
Ever wondered what info is stored on the magnetic-striped cards in your wallet? This project shows you how to make a magstripe reader for less than $40.
Flashback: Magnetic Stripe Reader
Computers & M...
You can easily build a 5-in-one network cable with a single CAT5 cable and a handful of attachments. You'll never be without a needed cable again.
Flashback: 5-In-1 Network Cable
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Robotics
Code and sew a plush, interactive, wearable companion robot.
Build a Cuddly, Plush Companion Robot With Cute LED Ears
Internet of T...
Our sweet new kit makes learning programming and electronics quick, easy, and fun — with ready-made code and plug-in cartridges.
Build a Smart Thermostat With Oxocard Connect Innovators Kit Make: Edition
Other Boards
Surprise the family by making a quick but dazzling LED star topper with Oxocard and a Pixelmatrix Cartridge. Programming not required, but easy to customize!
Build Your Own Holiday Star With LEDs — Glowing DIY Decorations for the Festive Season!
Other Boards
Print, build, and animate your own musical ghosts using Bottango’s free animatronic software.
Animatronic Singing Spirits: Building Musical Ghosts With Free Software
Artificial In...
Chat with and command your own embedded-AI companion bot using local LLMs.
Hey Robot! Build Your Own AI Companion
Food & Bevera...
Load cell + microcontroller = precision weight measurement for a truly superior espresso.
The Clue Coffee Scale
Computers & M...
The old-school tower PC is modular, sustainable — and cool looking!
Build a PC From Scratch
Wearables
Build an illuminated, animated, tessellated tote using LED pebble lights and 3D-printed fabric.
Bag to the Future: Sew a Trendy Messenger Bag With Light-Up LED Animations
Wearables
Make soft touch pads and panels in conductive fabric to control wearables, LEDs, and more
Squishy Circuits: The Soft Matrix
Artificial In...
Build your first AI project using a micro:bit board and Google's Teachable Machine
Anyone Can Use AI
3D Printing &...
Build a colorful clock using light pipes that is easy and fast to make
Build a DIY Digital Clock With Glowing, Flowing Light Pipes
Wearables
We’re going to explore ways to make audio speakers more wearable — not by sewing ordinary hard speakers into garments, but by creating new kinds of speakers out of textiles and conductive thread.
Sew Wearable Soft Speakers
Art & Sculptu...
“Squaring the circle” is a mathematical challenge as old as geometry itself. The “Cube Orb” LED sphere inverts that goal and takes it to a new dimension.
ORB-sessed – LED Sphere
Robotics
Want to build your own battle robot?
Build Your First Combat Bot!
Robotics
In the summer of 2015, I went to my first Maker Faire, in Tokyo, Japan.
Smart3: The Self-Solving Rubik’s Cube

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