Joi Ito took this fantastic photo (Creative Commens Attribution 2.0 Generic License) of Tim O’Reilly studying David Hanson’s Einstein robot at TED last week. We plan to publish a robotics issue of MAKE later this year, and we’d like to include a project for making a robot that has facial expressions. If you’ve built such […]
Seems like a lot of work, but it’s actually amazing how much rope you get from a single plastic bag. I love that his young son is directing the video. Cute. Too Many Hobbies, Too Little Time
I remember how fun it was to pass around and deliver Valentine’s Day cards in school. Now you can download The Black Apple’s adorable free “Je T’aime” Valentine’s Day cards in PDF and print them for all your friends. A fun project for the kids too!
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Our friend Lee has a great roundup post on ThreadBanger of the most stylish slouchy crochet berets you whip up for yourself.
Entries are now open for the 4th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area, May 30 and 31 at the San Mateo County Expo Center. This year’s focus is Re-Make America, inspired by President Obama’s call for all of us to participate in remaking America. We’re looking to showcase “the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things.” […]
Patching out an instrument for easy experimentation is a great idea – but drilling an array of holes and installing the appropriate hardware can be a bit of a hurdle to overcome. Experimentalists Anonymous points out this inventive use of a breadboard as a simple patchbay [scoll to bottom of page]. No need for banana […]
