This is the sixth in a series of posts reporting on the Wildlife Conservation UAV Challenge fact-finding mission to South Africa. CHALLENGE UPDATE: Over 80 teams from 20 countries and 6 continents have signed up to compete. Blogger’s note: I cropped and edited these pictures. They appear as intended. SKUKUZA, SOUTH AFRICA — We’re at the operations center waiting […]
Another stellar Man Vs. Pin video by Threadbanger is killing it on the internet right now. Make a tea cup lamp that is totally Pinterest worthy with this rad video from Rob and Corinne.
Ben Katz’ ferociously cool all-terrain scooter is a Terminator-esque monstrosity of milled steel, shock absorbers, and knobby rubber tires.
As an avid knitter and crocheter, I’ve known about spit splicing for years, but the name just sounded gross, so I never got around to trying it. That is, until this morning.
MAKE pal, Maker Shed technical advisor, and all-around maker hero Andrew “bunnie” Huang is collaborating with MIT Media Lab Ph.D. student Jie Qi on a fascinating project, Chibitronics Circuit Stickers. They’re exactly what they sound like – stickers with embedded circuitry that you can stick onto copper tape and other conductive materials to create simple circuits. I foresee this becoming a popular way to not only build simple electronics projects on flexible materials, but to teach basic circuit skills as well.
Chiara of Oh Happy Day has conjured up a clever way to decorate for Christmas and dispense daily candies for the kids with this Bonbon Advent Wreath project.
As one of MAKE’s 3D printing experts I’ve had the opportunity to use just about every printer in MAKE’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing. I have yet to see one with as much value as the Printrbot Simple. At $299 this 3D printer is a pretty sweet deal.
