3D Fabbing State of the Art
3D printing and desktop manufacturing innovators tell us what’s currently on their radars.
Year: 2010
BoRam: Yet another balacing robot
Kyungjae Baik designed this self-balancing robot, BoRam, to solve the classic inverted pendulum problem.
Servo Tools for Maya
Dan Thompson has released his Servo Tools Python plug-in for Maya. This is really exciting for me as a Maya user, because I can now rig and animate an object in software and drive a real-world servo plugged into an Arduino. Thanks Dan, I can’t wait to try it!
Makerbeam
An open source building system for project boxes, robots, and more.
Open Source Self-Replicator
This plasma cutter promises tool inter-changeability, and synergy with its RepRap cousin.
Armchair Architect
A new way to create 3D models for Google Earth.
The Best Kids Craft Tools in Bazaar
Susan Beal of West Coast Crafty recently contributed her kids craft picks for our Bazaar section. From this Ikea Mala Easel to the perfect kids crayons, find out this crafty mama’s excellent picks for kids crafting tools. As an added bonus check out her favorite books for kids’ art and craft projects after the jump!