LEGO MINDSTORMS AlphaRex controlled by a Wii balance board
LEGO MINDSTORMS hacker Akihiro Uehara built an interface between an AlphaRex and a Wii Balance Board.
Month: March 2010
Letters From the Fab Academy, Part 4
In this series, “Letters from the Fab Academy,” Shawn Wallace, member of AS220, the Providence, RI community arts space, shares his experiences with the Fab Academy, a distributed learning collaborative, built on the infrastructure of the Fab Lab network. — Gareth 3D Scanning By Shawn Wallace Victor Freundt prints a project using the ZCorp printer […]
How-To: Make a Multiband EFHWA for Amateur Ham Radio
Diana Eng shows how to make your own End-Fed Half-Wavelength Antenna (EFHWA) for portable radio operations.
R2-D2 build video
Have you ever wondered what exactly is involved in building a working, radio-controlled R2-D2 robot replica? This vid documents the two-year process of Victor Franco, of Southern California, and his friends building an R2, mainly from scratch-built parts of varying materials, including wood, styrene, resin, and aluminum. He also used some parts provided by members […]
Lost Knowledge: Magic Lanterns
A look at the 17th century precursor to the slide, and then movie, projector, magic lanterns.
Designing with Amplifiers Quick Reference Wall Chart @ Analog Devices
Free wall chart! Designing with Amplifiers Quick Reference Wall Chart @ Analog Devices… get the poster / wall chart here! (or PDF). Mine arrived today!
Intern’s Corner: How to photograph your DIY project
Every other week, MAKE’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. Part 1. Setting up a background for your project. By Ed Troxell, photo intern As a DIYer, you share your projects to show off your expertise and to help […]