The Raspberry Rover is a small RC car with a Raspberry Pi for a brain. It is controlled over a Wi-Fi network through a TCP/IP socket, and streams back live video from an on-board webcam. It even sports ‘Night Vision’ for navigation in the dark.
Maker Kevin James Hunt writes, “A lot of people have asked me ‘Why would you, as an adult, want to own a ball pit?’ There’s something about a ball pit that just screams PURE FUN. You cant sit in a ball pit and not smile. I have spent a large portion of my summer in my balcony ball pit, and I could go on about stress-relieving effects, or about ‘deciding what ‘being an adult’ means in the 21st century,’ or even about how this is probably something you dreamed about as a child/teenager/college student, but really, it’s a ball pit on a balcony. How does that NOT sound awesome?”
Award-winning comic artist Shannon Wheeler joins MAKE.
San Francisco-based illustrator, graphic designer, and tinkerer Tim Lillis has contributed a number of great illustrations, technical and otherwise, to the pages of MAKE over the years. His enthusiasm for making and data visualization comes through in his clean, clear designs. Tim also spearheaded the Tricks of the Trade mini how-to series that appeared in […]
Crochet designer Twinkie Chan created this fantastic Crocheted Slushee Bag along with free instructions and patterns so that you can make your very own.
Last month I told you about Topaz & Arrow’s inaugural event, which looked like a smash hit. For those of us who couldn’t attend, here is a lovely video by filmmaker Raul Zahir De Leon of the gorgeous space and incredible handmade moments that were being created throughout.
Tuesday’s Futurama episode was tangentially about 3D printing: Bender, thwarted in his attempt to buy an authentic folk singer’s guitar, snaps a picture of the instrument, converts it to a wireframe, and sends it to a “Make-o-Matic” 3D printer (that looks suspiciously like the Cupcake). Watch the clip!
