On the latest episode of The Ben Heck Show, Ben helps Charlie and his son Bug create the Squatch Tracker 9000, a remote-controlled Sasquatch-hunting car. Made mostly out of foamcore, this great project doesn’t require any expensive parts.
I absolutely love Ben Cowell-Tomas’s Lightplot, a 3D light painting system. An animation is imported into his custom software which, in turn, drives a robotic arm to draw each frame with an LED in a 3D space.
Wouldn’t it be cool if everyday objects were as easy to control as a smartphone or tablet? Disney Research in Pittsburg have created a more sensitive version of capacitive touch technology, called Touché, that allows for multi-point gestures on a variety of surfaces and environments.
This episode of Tiny Yellow House is filled with so much more than just a murphy bed made from garage door parts. It’s actually filled with as many features as Hal’s tiny guest house. Deek showcases the storage, the sneaky bathtub, the kitchen, and of course the garage door murphy bed. Any small home afficianado […]
An “Alley Cat,” made entirely from would-be-trash wood, is an entrant in the Project Remake Contest. Do you upcycle, remake, or reuse components in your projects? Submit your project and you too could win!
Our 7th annual Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place in a mere 10 days on May 19 and 20 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is going to be our biggest Faire yet, with over 700 makers. We’ve filled every nook and cranny of the massive fairgrounds with the amazing inventiveness and inspiration of the maker […]
The team over at ILoveToCreate.com has come up with several fun wedding-related projects for the DIY bride. This faux bouquet uses rosettes and some simple craft supplies. I had the privilege of getting to meet some of the team this weekend at the ILovetoCreate.com booth at the International Women’s Show in Novi – now I’ll […]
