New York-based engineer and interactive artist Ayah Bdeir is founder and CEO of littleBits, an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets, no soldering, wiring, or programming necessary. Ayah first exhibited littleBits at Maker Faire Bay Area in 2009 and since, littleBits has won over 14 toy awards, been featured on […]
This is MAKE’s third issue featuring robots, after Volume 06 in 2006 and Volume 27 in 2011. So, what’s changed in robots in that span of time from a maker’s perspective?
Thanks to the recent explosion of devices such as the Nike FuelBand, Jawbone Up, and Fitbit, the ability to ubiquitously track everything from our heart rates and activity levels to sleeping patterns is becoming remarkably simple.
Gelatin is used in lots of things like food, candy, and pharmaceutical and paintball capsules, but it also has interesting optical properties.
How the artists of Oakland’s Lost and Foundry are paving their own path against convention.
After a rather lengthy break from knitting, I’m now back into it, and I’m currently in the middle of a 3-dimensional knitting project. I’ve noticed more tightness in my hands and arms as a result, so these stretches posted on Knit Freedom feel especially great.
A pursuit of bandit gold leads to a different kind of treasure.
