The Parallax Boe-Bot has long been used for teaching robotics to hobbyists and students. Earlier this year, Parallax took the idea behind the Boe-Bot and applied them to the Arduino to create the Robotics Shield for Arduino Kit. We in the Maker Shed like this kit so much that we worked with Parallax to have the chassis custom anodized in royal MAKE blue, just for you!
Ready to stitch your way to some stylin’ leather accessories? Check out these leather sewing tips and tricks from Pineapple Printed Leather!
How to use Kerkythea an open-source rendering application for making realistic 3D images, to render printed circuit board designs.
As someone who often forgets to blow out candles, making your own Halloween sun jars is the way to go.
I spent Saturday afternoon at San Francisco’s Barrel House, an atmospheric former wine storage facility turned event space. The organizers of TEDx Embarcadero had laid quite a spread for the attendees, and the atmosphere was relaxed but hushed, as befits an autumn weekend gathering. MAKE’s Maker-in-Chief, Sherry Huss, was asking how many people knew about […]
[vimeo:https://vimeo.com/51950656] People have been asking me about interesting applications for the Raspberry Pi, and whether Raspberry Pi is an Arduino killer of some sort. The answer to the second question is no; in fact it is an Arduino augmenter. This blog post answers the first question with another question: how about a Haunted House sound […]
Last week, students from Santa Rosa Junior College’s Introduction to Engineering Profession class stopped by MAKE’s lab. Many of the students are unsure of which type of engineering they’d like to go into in the future and the class allows them to get their feet wet in multiple disciplines, as well as go on a few awesome field trips. Although many engineering college curriculums are lacking in the hands-on department, we think that being able to make things is an extremely important skill for high school and college students alike.
