Reclaimed Bikes made into HandyChairs
Spare bike parts & a chair frame are converted into a wheelchair – HandyChairs will be roaming around the South Lot, with other bike activities.
Year: 2012
3D Printer Trading Cards (From the Future!): Mike’s ORD-ish Printer
Mike Hatalski will be exhibiting his “ORD-ish Bot” 3D Printer at the Maker Faire this weekend. Mike describes how he got into printer building: I was about to start ordering the parts for a MendelMax build when I saw a posting by Bard Dring about a prototype printer he built using MakerSlide. I was lucky […]
XBee-enabled SumoBots Appearing at Maker Faire
Rob Faludi, author of Building Wireless Sensor Networks, is bringing some very cool bots to Digi’s Maker Faire Bay Area Booth: Say hello to Troy and Abed! They’re Digi International’s brand-new XBee-enabled SumoBots and they’re ready to begin training for their debut at Bay Area Maker Faire 2012. They’ll be battling it out in the […]
Frozen Chocolate Banana Pops
Ella, Josh and Nina have had so much fun making stuff from MAKE magazine and makeprojects.com. Here’s a video that they made to show their friends (and the world) how to make frozen chocolate banana pops. You can check out the full step-by-step guide at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Chocolate-Banana-Pops/404/1
Trying on a Pair of LED Shades
Here’s Macetech’s prototype for a cool pair of LED shades! I can’t wait to get my own pair. It’s a wearable Arduino, so you can hack it to do whatever you want. Garrett Mace says it will be a while before I can buy my own.
DIY Drips Color Shirt
Free People offer a dip-dyed tee-shirt as an extra splash of color. I really dig the speckled effect the left-over dye creates.
Dipped Strawberry Snack
Mmm strawberries dipped in Greek yogurt and frozen?! Yes, please. These would make sure a sweet snack! Everything in Transit posted this, and I really can’t wait to make this delicious and easy treat.
