Made On Earth — Throwing to the Dogs

Craft & Design

Charles Platt is a contributing editor to Make magazine, which has published more than 50 of his articles. Several of his books are available from Make: Books, including:

Make: Electronics, an introductory guide, now available in its third edition.

Make: More Electronics, a sequel that greatly extends the scope of the first book.

Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, volumes 1, 2, and 3 (the third written in collaboration with Fredrik Jansson).

Make: Tools, which uses the same teaching techniques as Make: Electronics to explore and explain the use of workshop tools.

Make: Easy Electronics, a quick, simple, tool-free introduction to electronics.

While studying industrial design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Ken Schroeder created the world’s first automated dog-biscuit thrower.

Charles Platt is a contributing editor to Make magazine, which has published more than 50 of his articles. Several of his books are available from Make: Books, including:

Make: Electronics, an introductory guide, now available in its third edition.

Make: More Electronics, a sequel that greatly extends the scope of the first book.

Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, volumes 1, 2, and 3 (the third written in collaboration with Fredrik Jansson).

Make: Tools, which uses the same teaching techniques as Make: Electronics to explore and explain the use of workshop tools.

Make: Easy Electronics, a quick, simple, tool-free introduction to electronics.

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