This cotton skirt by Lauren Elise Albaugh was made on a laser cutter (and a big one, must have been!) and has a wire hoop and ribbon waistband. I love the patterning effect, and imagine it flows quite magically! Photo by Dominic Dagradi.
Yesterday, we told you about MythBuster and MAKE pal Grant Imahara and the skeleton “robot” he was building for Craig Ferguson. Here he is with the robo-puppet, inexplicably named Geoff Peterson, on the Late Late Show. More: Grant Imahara builds a skeleton bot
Starlino writes: For the hardware I used the Acc_Gyro sensor and a thumb-size PIC platform UsbThumb built around the inexpensive PIC18F14K50 chip that provides all the necessary USB connectivity and ADC inputs. This setup is actually hardware compatible with my original Motion Gamepad design so all the software utilities and firmware will work on the […]
June of Planet June shares her technique for creating the best, cleanest-possible finish to an amigurumi piece.
The first ever National Robotics Week, a celebration of robotics in the United States, begins this Saturday.
If you’re like me, you’ve got some leftover candy from this weekend’s festivities. And, if you’re also like me, you feel a little guilty that you’ll be carrying said candy in your lunch for the next week. Or two… Solution? Make a discreet carrying case for your favorite treat. The idea is simple – start […]
Has anyone tried this Virtual Breadboard software out? It can be used to perform circuit simulations, and now includes a full, working virtual Arduino. Looks to be Windows only. VirtualBreadboard is an easy to use simulation and modelling tool that can be used in place of a real breadboard for quickly performing experiments and testing out electronic and microcontroller powered ’embedded’ applications.
