How-To: No-Slip Rugs
Have a hot glue gun? Give any rug a no-slip grip with this simple tutorial.
Year: 2013
RobotGrrl Introduces Buddy 4000
Erin “RobotGrrl” Kennedy has introduced the Buddy 4000 robot chassis. It’s an open source, 3D-printable robot: Buddy 4000 was created to look like a modern version of the old ‘tin toy’ robots. We put much effort into the design of the ‘bot, so hopefully it meets this goal. It took a while to finish this […]
How-To: Mondrian-Inspired Fabric
Make your own colorful Mondrian-inspired fabric with this fun fabric painting tutorial!
How to Dye Your 3D Prints
Why pay more for colored prints when you can use off-the-shelf dyes to make them any color you want? Atlanta-based designer Colleen Jordan walks us through the simple process of dying 3D Printed parts from Shapeways, or a similar service, in just a few steps.
Jack Conte Video Featuring Awesome Robots
I really enjoy Jack Conte‘s music, creative video editing, and now, his behind-the-scenes look at the making of his latest video, Pedals. Please check out the video itself, and then enjoy his enthusiastic making-of video. Jack has maker skills! The hexapod, Dmitiri, in the video was built and programmed by Matt Bunting and the […]
Makers on TV: Big Brain Theory
A new maker-oriented TV show, Big Brain Theory, pits 10 designers, engineers, and fabricators against 8 extremely hard challenges to be solved in very short periods of time.
Pitches with Prototypes: Lumiglass Infinity by ProtoTank
MAKE’s 2013 Hardware Innovation Workshop is only days away, and we still have a few more makers to feature as part of the “pitches with prototypes” contest. Next up is the Lumiglass Infinity sign by ProtoTank. We have featured a few variations of edge-lit displays before, but the ProtoTank team has turned it up a notch with their unique materials and display system.