Modify a MiniPOV into an AVR programmer
This project shows how to use a MiniPOV3 as an AVR programmer. Read more about this build at the link below. Using a MiniPOV3 as an AVR programmer
Year: 2008
Backyard coffee roasting
My supply of decent roasted coffee is at dangerously low levels, so my daughter and I spent a short time roasting coffee today. There are some great books and online resources for coffee roasting, but in a nutshell, here’s my simple method (purists will cringe; you can be much more precise about all of this. […]
Danny likes the lasercutter
Danny is a frequent user at the Boston Fab Lab. He has done some great work to figure out the laser cutter. In nice Fab Lab community fashion, Danny has encouraged and tutored many other lab users on how to get the most out of the tools in the lab. The Boston Fab Lab is […]
Build a three penny radio that costs more than three pennies
Here’s a simple project that uses three pennies as anchors for the various parts of a radio build. Check out the link below for instructions and parts list for building this device. Three Penny Radio
Plastic Water Bottles Become Sparkly Star Decorations
The folks at esprit cabane show readers how to make these wintry stars from the bottoms of plastic water bottles.
Lights bloom in Cornwall
“Field of Light” by Bruce Munro (currently installed at the Eden Project in Corwall, UK) consists of 6,000 acrylic stems connected with fiber optic cables ending in a clear glass sphere. The stems themselves hold no power, so there are 11 external projectors that send light to the balls while the entire installation covers an […]
Hockey playing robot looks meaner than Gretsky
This hockey playing robot is a prototype for a more expressive one no doubt, but we here at Make also like to publish projects that aren’t quite finished in order to show the process. This bot detects the movement of the ball and then takes a swipe at it. Next up, Gretsky no doubt! via […]
