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Dave Prochnow is a frequent contributor to MAKE, Nuts and Volts and SERVO Magazine, as well as the author of 25 nonfiction books including the blockbuster book, The Official Robosapien Hacker's Guide (McGraw-Hill, 2006) and the forthcoming PSP Hacks, Mods, and Expansions (McGraw-Hill, 2006). Dave also won the 2001 Maggie Award for the best “how-to” article in a consumer magazine. You can learn more about his book and other robotics/electronics projects at Dave’s Web site: www.pco2go.com.
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Toolbox
Create ant farm documentaries, play record albums with a plastic cup, and dosome pocket-sized instant messaging.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
07: Backyard Biology page 166
My Robosapien in a Can
In
Homebrew
from MAKE:
07: Backyard Biology page 192
Panzeroids
Become a desktop general with these battlin' bot tanks.
From MAKE:
06: Robots page 58
Let There Be (Front) Light
Add an LED front light to your Game Boy Advance for $5.
In
DIY: Gaming
from MAKE:
06: Robots page 129
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
06: Robots page 174
Kits For The Holidays
Our guide to the coolest kits to make and give.
From MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 64
Hack A Robosapien
This maker-friendly bot begs to be opened up.
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DIY: Robotics
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 149
MAKE: Online Extras
Eleven Days Gone
The eye of Hurricane Katrina passed over MAKE contributor Dave Prochnow's home in Mississippi. Dave describes what happened and how his maker ethic, and a few handy tools, served him well in times of distress.
by Dave Prochnow;
September 12, 2005
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