Aaron Thomen’s DIY $200 Robotic Hand looks and works great without costing a lot of money! It consists of servo-controlled and spring-loaded fingers delicate enough to pick up small objects. In another video Aaron shows how to build it. Going to Maker Faire Bay Area? Aaron will be there showing off this project as well […]
Turn old film negatives into a stylish nod to the history of photography with this exclusive CRAFT tutorial!
Here’s a project we did a long time ago in collaboration with Vi Hart, that somehow never made it into Math Mondays. The idea is simple: lay out pennies on a large horizontal surface, such as a floor, in the pattern of a Sierpinski triangle. How many? Well, the basic triangle with a one-penny size hole
We get a lot of questions about 3D Printers, especially when it concerns their use in an educational setting. Here’s an exchange between me and a 7th grade science teacher. I imagine my reply could be helpful to others as well.
As a 9-year-old boy I coerced my mother into buying me a Science Fair 50-in-1 Electronic Projects Kit from Radio Shack. It was a miracle in-a-box! I could wire any of the projects in its book, use it over and over without having to buy new components, and even prototype new ideas (though I probably called it “messing around”). It was a precursor to my interest in ham radio and played a key role in my eventually choosing a technical career. Josh Chan’s LightUp impresses me as having similar prospects, and more.
Sew your own set of beautiful vintage-inspired tea towels with this tutorial from Corinne’s Thread on the Purl Bee! Check out the stitches and get inspired! Head over to the Purl Bee to see the full how to.
Amanda Williams and Bruno Nadeau of Fabule Fabrications want to introduce you to Clyde at this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area. Clyde is a hackable, customizable desk lamp designed for both utility and creative expressiveness. He is hopefully the first in a line of objects for everyday life that are accountable to their end user, encouraging hacking, modding, and personalizing.
