We’re going to be doing a more thorough round-up of some of the other amazing entries in the Make: Robot Build, but we wanted to give a special shout-out to Jasmine (11) and her dad Shane’s truly unique project, Tortellini the Turtle Bot. As we said, the judging was really hard because we had so […]
My favorite laser-cutter is offering these switch/outlet covers in faux-aluminum diamond plate acrylic. $4 for a single, $6 for a double. [Thanks, Angus!]
Tonight is “Ask an Engineer” – Pre Maker Faire edition, join Ladyada and myself as we talk about all things electronics, Maker Faire (next week, live show!) and answer your engineering questions. Visit the Ustream page at 10pm ET (Saturday, May 15th).
The Makerbot Store sells two kinds of plastic: ABS and PLA. The former is a hard, durable, beautiful plastic, the same stuff they make Lego out of. PLA is biorenewable and biodegradable but far less durable. So, Dominik Wenger of Augsburg, Germany, thought, why not use the PLA as a support for an ABS fabject […]
Michelle from Cloud 9 Fabrics and Cicada Daydream shares how she made this cute bunting pillow cover with her new Beyond the Sea fabrics. It’s a fun way to incorporate bunting in to your decor, even if you can’t hang it up! Be sure to check out my profile on Michelle in our Crafters section […]
For the primary Arduino enclosure, I started with a cast aluminum project box. It has a few holes in it from a previous project, but that’s alright, consider it ventilation. I marked and drilled holes for screwing the Arduino in place, as well as three large holes on the side for wiring, USB access and power plug access.
Transmitting audio over a laser pointer using amplitude modulation is pretty easy to do, however it is susceptible to all manner of interference.
